SAN FRANCISCO: The Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Center for Digital Democracy on Thursday (Friday in Manila) urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Facebook’s $19-billion acquisition of mobile messaging service WhatsApp.

The privacy groups are asking government regulators to block the proposed acquisition until any privacy issues are resolved.

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