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http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/01/facebook-latam-vp-arrested-in-brazil-over-failure-to-comply-with-whatsapp-court-order/

>It looks like Apple isn’t the only tech giant battling against authorities over privacy issues and court orders. Today it emerged that Facebook’s vice president in Latin America, Diego Dzodan, was detailed by police in Brazil in connection with an ongoing investigation involving WhatsApp, a messaging app owned by Facebook that has more than 100 million users in Brazil. Facebook has hit back claiming it cannot provide information it does not have.

>Brazilian authorities have been requesting Facebook to release data in connection with a drug trafficking investigation it is conducting. Facebook has refused to comply. The standoff resulted first in WhatsApp’s service being suspended for 24 hours in December 2015 in Brazil, and now this arrest.

>While Apple’s position in its ongoing battle with the FBI requesting access to a terrorist’s iPhone underscore’s the company’s wider stance on user privacy and existing security measures to safeguard this, in the case of Facebook, the company says it cannot provide information that it simply does not have.

>“We are disappointed that law enforcement took this extreme step. WhatsApp cannot provide information we do not have,” a spokesperson said. “We cooperated to the full extent of our ability in this case and while we respect the important job of law enforcement, we strongly disagree with its decision.”

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more coverage:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-brazil-idUSKCN0W34WF

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/facebook-s-latin-america-vice-president-arrested-in-brazil-116030200157_1.html