Facebook: arrested in Brazil on 2 for Latin America. The company: “extreme and disproportionate decision” – The Republic

RIO DE JANEIRO – “At the disposal of justice”, in custody. That was the decision of the Brazilian police to Diego Dzodan (Facebook profile), Facebook’s vice president for Latin America, who was arrested this morning in Sao Paulo. The police acted on a mandate ordered by a judge in the town of Lagarto, State of Sergipe, in Northeast. The reason according to the agents, was the lack of cooperation of Facebook in investigations with on WhatsApp messages, which belongs to Mark Zuckerberg’s social platform.

The reaction of the company – “We are saddened. It This is an extreme decision and disproportionate “. So a Facebook spokesman said, speaking to the technology site Gizmodo, the arrest in Brazil, the number two social network in Latin America. “We have always been and will continue to be available to cooperate with the authorities”, he added.

In December, a judge had temporarily blocked the WhatsApp messaging service for failing to meet twice a request for access to data of some users who, according to what reported the press, were involved in a criminal syndicate. It is not the first time that the giant of Palo Alto is in conflict with the Brazilian authorities.

The affair rekindled attention to the privacy and is similar to the one involving Apple in the US, with the ‘ Cupertino company that has refused to comply with the order of a court that had requested access to the iPhone’s data from one of the authors of the San Bernardino massacre. A position shared by other Sillicon Valley giants like Google and Facebook the same.

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Brazil

facebook

whatsapp

security

privacy

cupertino

san Bernardino

apple

Starring:

Diego Dzodan