377 PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION vice providers, including Facebook. Accordingly, it was stated that a business may grant a third-party service provider access to its communications with users for the purpose of storing, reading, managing, or otherwise processing them. Data Transfer WhatsApp has declared that they are one of the Facebook Companies, and will share data with the third-party service providers and other Facebook Companies to help them operate, provide, improve, customize, support and market their services. Data Processing and Transferring Purposes It was stated that the above-mentioned data is to be processed and shared with the third-party service providers and other Facebook Companies for purposes such as providing technical and physical infrastructure regarding applications, providing engineering, cyber security and operational support, providing location, map and location information, understanding how users utilize the services, marketing the services, helping to connect with businesses by using the services, having surveys and research performed, ensuring safety, security and integrity, providing customer service assistance, personalizing content, helping users to complete purchases and transactions, and displaying relevant offers and advertisements on Facebook Company Products. Recent Developments upon the Change Following WhatsApp’s announcement regarding the change in its privacy policy on January 4, 2021, the Competition Board has ex officio decided to initiate an investigation on Facebook Inc., Facebook Ireland Ltd., Whats App Inc. and Whats App LLC to determine whether there has been a violation of Article 6 of Law on Protection of Competition numbered 4054 regarding the obligation to share data imposed on WhatsApp users, with its decision dated 11.01.2021 and numbered 21-02 / 25-M.2 Thereupon, the Personal Data Protection 2 Competition Board’s decision, No. 21-02 / 25 M, 11.01.2021, https://www. rekabet.gov.tr/tr/Guncel/rekabet-kurulu-facebook-ve-whatsapp-hakk-14728ae4f653eb11812700505694b4c6 (Access date: 21.01.2021).
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