Why you need to switch from Facebook Messenger now
According to cybersecurity specialist Zak Doffman, we should stop using Facebook Messenger as there is no proper protection of our messages, reports Forbes. WhatsApp emphasises that it cannot see your private messages, nor listen to your calls, and neither can Facebook. However, according to Doffman, if you are a Messenger user, you do not have the same data encryption.
WhatsApp rival Hike shuts down messaging service
Kavin Mittal is the son of India's second largest telco Bharti Airtel's founder and chairman Sunil Mittal. The app has been removed from Playstore and Apple's App store. Users can download their data inside the application. However, the announcement does not mean an end to other apps in development by the company.
WhatsApp delays new data privacy policy by 3 months
WhatsApp said they are moving back the date by three months to May 15 on which people will be asked to review and accept the terms. "No one will have their account suspended or deleted on February 8. We're also going to do a lot more to clear up the misinformation around how privacy and security works on WhatsApp," the company informed.
Forget Telegram, Signal, IS terrorists in India, abroad using much more secure Threema
The NIA during its probe into the Islamic State Iraq and Syria Khorasan Province (ISIS-KP) case has found that arrested accused Jahanzaib Sami Wani and his wife Hina Bashir Beigh and Bengaluru-based doctor Abdur Rahman aka 'Dr Brave' were using Threema, a secure messaging platform.
Mobile numbers of WhatsApp on Web users found on Google Search
Although WhatsApp is primarily a mobile app, currently being used by over 400 million users in India, some working professionals also use the instant chat app on their desktops and PCs via the Web version.
WhatsApp's upcoming data policy challenged in Delhi HC
The petition, moved by advocate Chaitanya Rohilla, states that the policy gives a 360-degree profile view into a person's online activity and that this level of insight into a person's private and personal activities is done without any government oversight.
2.5 crore new users join Telegram in last 72 hours, says CEO Pavel Durov
These new users came from across the globe -- 38 per cent from Asia, 27 per cent from Europe, 21 per cent from Latin America and eight per cent from MENA (Middle East and North Africa). "This is a significant increase compared to last year, when 1.5 million new users signed up every day. We've had surges of downloads before, throughout our 7-year history of protecting user privacy. But this time is different," Durov said in a blog post on Tuesday.
Signal targets 100-200 million users in India: Brian Acton
In a candid interview with IANS, Executive Chairman of Signal Foundation Brian Acton who left WhatsApp in 2017 over a dispute with Facebook regarding monetisation of WhatsApp -- which has taken centerstage with the Facebook-owned app now asking users to either abide by its new Terms of service and privacy policy or lose the account by February 8 -- said that he is encouraged to see the massive outpouring of support from all corners of India.
1 in 2 Indian users say WhatsApp changes unacceptable: Poll
WhatsApp's new terms of service and privacy policy will go live on February 8. To continue using the platform, users will have to accept the terms and conditions. If the users do not accept the new terms of service, they will no longer be able to use WhatsApp.
Signal tops free apps category on App Store beating WhatsApp
Signal began to witness a spike in downloads after users worldwide started receiving popups, asking them to agree to its revised policies before February 8 or lose their account.
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