Facebook says WhatsApp deal cleared by FTC
Facebook Inc said U.S. regulators have cleared its $19 billion acquisition of mobile messaging service WhatsApp, even as the Federal Trade Commission warned the two Internet companies on Thursday that they must not backtrack on commitments to user privacy.
10 Apr 2014 ... Facebook Inc said U.S. regulators have cleared its $19 billion ... including a promise not to use WhatsApp users' personal data for targeted ads.