American messaging application WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new ‘log out’ feature that will allow users to sign out of the app whenever they want to take a break from the app. According to Mashable, WhatsApp is continually working on new features and updates, and ‘log out’ is reportedly one of the new […]
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WhatsApp flap shows importance of message platform to Facebook
When WhatsApp users began to raise concerns about a new privacy policy being rolled out, members of a Washington pickup soccer group decided to switch their communications to rival messaging platform Signal, ditching the Facebook-owned service. The shift was “about moving as many users away from the Facebook empire, which […]
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Android Beta users get new ‘Mute Video’ feature on WhatsApp
American cross-platform centralized messaging application WhatsApp is finally rolling out a new feature for its beta testers on Android where users would be able to mute videos before sending it a contact. According to Mashable, WhatsApp is rolling out this feature for users having a beta build. It might also appear in a previous […]
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Government told Delhi High Court that differential treatment given to Indian users relating to WhatsApp privacy policy
The Central government on Monday told the Delhi High Court that differential treatment given to Indian users relating to WhatsApp privacy policy is a “matter of concern” as the messaging application policy differs for users in the European Union. Appearing for the Centre, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma told the court that the […]
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India parliament panel to question Facebook on WhatsApp’s privacy terms
Facebook executives will field questions from an Indian parliamentary panel on Thursday about the changes to WhatsApp’s privacy, a source said, days after the messaging platform was asked by the country’s technology ministry to withdraw them. The panel will ask why Facebook needed to change WhatsApp’s privacy policy and how […]
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WhatsApp puts ‘privacy’ as Status to reach out to users
WhatsApp seems to be going all out to reach users and clear what it terms as ‘confusion’ about its new privacy policy. Just a day after the company announced that it is moving back the date on which people will be asked to review and accept the new policy terms, […]
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Signal won’t replace WhatsApp says founder Brain Acton
Messaging app Signal has witnessed an unprecedented spike in popularity thanks to WhatsApp’s new policy update. The downloads have skyrocketed since January 6, the day the new WhatsApp Privacy Policy was revealed, and many are predicting a mass migration away from WhatsApp towards more secure options like Signal and Telegram. […]
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WhatsApp to delay launch of update business features after privacy backlash
Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after a storm of concern from users who feared that the messaging platform was watering down its privacy policy in the process. WhatsApp users received notification this month that it was preparing a new privacy […]
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10 WhatsApp features are already on Signal
Signal is a cross-platform encrypted messaging service developed by the Signal Foundation and Signal Messenger. Many users have decided to make the switch, moving entire groups to Signal in a matter of days. While there are several useful features on Signal, many users are concerned that they will miss out on WhatsApp’s offerings. Here […]
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WhatsApp groups may not be as secure as you think: Cybersecurity Researcher
WhatsApp group chat invite links and profiles are reportedly showing up on Google Search, making them accessible to everyone on the internet. This issue was first discovered last year and fixed later. But, apparently, the problem seems to be taking place again because of the indexing of group chat invites. WhatsApp recently […]
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Brazil suspends WhatsApp’s new payments system
Brazil’s central bank effectively suspended a newly-launched system allowing users of Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp messaging service to send money via chats, ordering Visa and Mastercard to halt payments and transfers via the system. The central bank said in a statement that rolling out the service without previous analysis by the […]
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Google, WhatsApp helped reunite woman in her 90s with family after 43 years
Panchubai lived as Achchhan for more than four decades with the Khan family until she was reunited with her grandson this week. Israr Khan, with whom Panchubai lived all these years, and the residents of Kota Tala village in Damoh district came to know their Achchhan Mausi (aunt) was from […]
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WhatsApp might let you login to multiple devices soon, clear entire chats etc
WhatsApp has been testing a couple of new features and some of them have been spotted in the latest beta update. Discovered by WABetaInfo for beta builds on both Android and iOS, these new features include a multiple device login, clearing chats and improved search function for in-chat searches. The […]
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WhatsApp’s latest updates you may have missed
We’re back with our weekly wrap on WhatsApp. There hasn’t been a lot buzz around the app this week than usual, but it doesn’t mean there were no new important updates. For instance, WhatsApp is adding QR code support for easier contact sharing. Let’s take a look at the top WhatsApp updates […]
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Twitter, WhatsApp Sanctions Loom in European Privacy Crackdown
Twitter and Facebook’s WhatsApp are in the firing line as Europe’s leading privacy watchdog for US tech giants edges closer to delivering its first major sanctions under the region’s tough data-protection rules. The Irish Data Protection Commission said Friday that it finalized a draft decision linked to a data breach […]