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Facebook still can’t control the far-right political propaganda monster it built
The week leading up to the European Union Parliamentary elections reinforced the image of Facebook as a company unable to control its platform.Read More
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Apple, Google, and WhatsApp ask U.K. to kill encrypted message viewing plan
A group of 47 signatories joined together to oppose a U.K. proposal that would enable government agents to receive unencrypted versions of encrypted chats.Read More
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WhatsApp threatens legal action against advertisements for tools that bypass...
WhatsApp has threatened legal action against those who claim the ability to abuse its messaging platform, to thwart attempts to bypass usage restrictions.Read More
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Inference Solutions partners with Pizza Hut Australia to answer calls with...
San Francisco-based Inference Solutions has teamed up with Pizza Hut Australia to deploy intelligent call center agents that route customers.Read More
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Symantec reveals WhatsApp and Telegram exploit that gives hackers access to...
Cybersecurity firm Symantec found an exploit that could allow WhatsApp and Telegram media files to be exposed and manipulated by malicious actors.Read More
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iOS 13 will stop VoIP app background data collection, impacting Facebook
Apple is stopping VoIP apps from collecting data while they run in the background, a change that will force multiple popular apps to make adjustments.Read More
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Deepfake concerns ahead of 2020 election include Iran, China, Instagram, and...
People concerned about meddling in the 2020 U.S. presidential election should pay attention to Iran, China, Instagram, and WhatsApp, according to a report.Read More
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Facebook Portal review: WhatsApp integration needs work
In recent weeks, Facebook's Portal unit has rolled out a number of new devices and features. This is our review of what works and what needs work.Read More
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WhatsApp sues surveillance firm NSO for allegedly helping spies hack phones
WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO, accusing it of helping government spies break into the phones of roughly 1,400 users across four continents.Read More
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You can now unlock WhatsApp for Android with your fingerprint
WhatsApp is rolling out fingerprint unlocking to Android phones, some 9 months after the Facebook-owned company added biometric security to its iPhone app.Read More
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Hackers used WhatsApp to spy on senior government officials in at least 20...
NSO Group spyware on WhatsApp was allegedly used to track government officials from at least 20 countries on 5 continents around the world.Read More
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Why encrypted email service ProtonMail is open-sourcing its mobile apps
Encrypted email service ProtonMail this week announced that its iPhone app is now fully open source, with anyone now able to peruse the code on GitHub.Read More
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WhatsApp now lets everyone control who can add them to a group
WhatsApp is updating a feature that allows users to control who adds them to group chats, and rolling it out to all 1.5 billion users around the world. Read More
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WhatsApp Business launches Catalogs to let small businesses share products
WhatsApp Business users can now advertise their top products in a business profile or share products with customers in conversations using Catalogs.Read More
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Facebook Pay unites payment service across Facebook’s apps
Facebook Pay is a unified payment service through which users across Facebook's platforms can make payments without exiting the app.Read More
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10 years in, WhatsApp still needs true multi-device support
WhatsApp launched out of beta 10 years ago this month. The app has gained a slew of features in that time, but multi-device support is still MIA.Read More
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Facebook’s Portal now lets you sing on an AR stage
Facebook's Portal TV lets you sing on an augmented reality stage while wearing AR to look like a rock star, one of several feature upgrades announced today.Read More
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Regulator weighs action against Facebook over plans to integrate WhatsApp,...
The FTC is considering asking a court to stop Facebook from moving ahead with plans to integrate its WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger subsidiaries.Read More
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WhatsApp claims 2 billion users
Facebook has announced that WhatsApp now has 2 billion users, around 500 million more than the figure it announced back in early 2018.Read More
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WhatsApp is addressing group video-calling limitations to better compete with...
WhatsApp is reportedly making a number of changes to its messaging app to to assert its place as a group video-calling hub.Read More
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Facebook buys $5.7 billion stake in India’s Jio to bring WhatsApp payments to...
Facebook will spend $5.7 billion for 10% of Reliance Industries' digital business as it looks to use WhatsApp to offer digital payment services in India.Read More
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Microsoft promises new Skype features despite Teams for consumers launch
Microsoft is launching Teams for consumers, but Skype will get new features. Just look at Facebook: Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp exist.Read More
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Signal launches face-blurring tool as U.S. protesters embrace encrypted...
As protests continue across the U.S., Signal is introducing a new feature that can automatically obfuscate faces shared within the encrypted messaging app. Read More
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Facebook brings payments to WhatsApp, starting in Brazil
Facebook has brought payments to WhatsApp for the first time, starting in Brazil, with plans to bring the feature to more markets in the future.Read More
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WhatsApp’s new payments system stalls in Brazil
Brazil's central bank suspended a newly launched payments system allowing WhatsApp users to send money to friends and businesses via chats.Read More
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Facebook brings biometric unlocking to Messenger on iPhone and iPad
Facebook is bringing biometric unlocking to Messenger, on iPhones and iPads from today, followed by Android "in the next few months."Read More
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Microsoft and Google join Facebook’s legal battle against hacking company NSO
Tech giants, including Microsoft and Google, on Monday joined Facebook’s legal battle against hacking company NSO.Read More
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Behind WhatsApp’s splashy privacy push
WhatsApp has an opportunity to brand itself however it sees fit, which now includes a nod back to its roots – privacy.Read More
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Want to optimize WhatsApp for data protection? Add archiving, says Worldr
Worldr announces it has raised $11 million in funding for a WhatsApp security solution designed to comply with data protection regulations.Read More
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Zuckerberg says Meta building generative AI into all its products, recommits...
Mark Zuckerberg said Meta is building generative AI into all products and reaffirmed an "open science-based approach" to AI research.Read More
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