WhatsApp delays data sharing change after backlash
WhatsApp on Friday postponed a data-sharing change as users concerned about privacy fled the Facebook-owned messaging service and flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal.
Jan 15, 2021
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WhatsApp stresses privacy as users flock to rivals
WhatsApp on Tuesday reassured users about privacy at the Facebook-owned messaging service as people flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal following a tweak to its terms.
Jan 13, 2021
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Home automation rules are more risky and less risky than we thought
According to home automation company IFTTT (an initialism of If This, Then That) around 11 million people use over 1 billion home automation rules, commonly referred to as "applets," each month in their homes. But a 2017 ...
Aug 24, 2020
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Facebook says EU antitrust probe invades employee privacy
Facebook on Monday said it is asking EU courts to review "exceptionally broad" requests by antitrust regulators there that would scoop up employees' personal information.
Jul 28, 2020
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Twitter says direct messages accessed in 36 of 130 hack victims
Twitter Inc. completed its review of the 130 accounts that were hacked on its social network last week and discovered that the attackers accessed direct messages for as many as 36 of them, including one elected official in ...
Jul 23, 2020
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'Hundreds of millions of people' may have had their text messages exposed online, researchers say
Some of your text messages may have been left exposed on the internet for the world to see.
Dec 02, 2019
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Telegram secretly plans 'Gram' cryptocurrency
Working in secrecy for a year, the Telegram messaging service has a plan: to beat Facebook in the race to launch a cryptocurrency with its new project "Gram".
Sep 04, 2019
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How WhatsApp encryption works – and why there shouldn't be a backdoor
A battle between national security and privacy is brewing. Governments and secret services are asking encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp to allow them access to users' data. Most recently, in the wake of the March ...
Mar 28, 2017
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The age of hacking brings a return to the physical key
With all the news about Yahoo accounts being hacked and other breaches of digital security, it's easy to wonder if there's any real way to keep unauthorized users out of our email and social media accounts.
Mar 23, 2017
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