<p>Apps on an iPhone 4S are pictured on December 13, 2012. WhatsApp's mobile messaging service used by hundreds of millions of customers worldwide breached privacy laws in at least two countries, a joint Canadian-Dutch probe concluded Monday.</p><p>WhatsApp's mobile messaging service used by hundreds of millions of customers worldwide breached privacy laws in at least two countries, a joint Canadian-Dutch probe concluded Monday.</p><p>The California-based mobile app developer violated "certain internationally accepted privacy principles, mainly in relation to the retention, safeguard, and disclosure of personal data," Canada's privacy commissioner and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (CBP) said in a joint statement.</p><p>WhatsApp has taken steps to resolve several privacy issues by implementing many of the privacy watchdogs' recommendations.</p><p><a href="http://phys.org/news/2013-01-whatsapp-messaging-breached-privacy-laws.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/01/28/technology-whatsapp-privacy.html">WhatsApp breaches privacy laws</a> (CBC.ca)</p><p><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-whatsapp-privacybre90r0t5-20130128,0,3374578.story">WhatsApp violates privacy laws over phone numbers: report</a> (Chicago Tribune)</p><p><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57566274/whatsapp-privacy-practices-under-scrutiny/">WhatsApp privacy practices under scrutiny</a> (CBS News)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dieWPY12LJC9_oMlW0hJOKjRGQSDM&ned=us">22 additional articles.</a></p>