(Reuters) — Apps to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus should not collect user location data, the European Commission said on Thursday, as Apple and Google weighed whether to work with …
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The UK scrambles to launch its COVID-19 contact-tracing app, after getting derailed by Apple and Google
The UK wants to roll out a contact-tracing app that clashes with Apple and Google’s privacy requirements.
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Apple and Google in ‘Standoff’ With UK Health Service Over COVID-19 Contact Tracing App
Apple and Google are said to be in a “standoff” with the UK’s health service over its plans to build an app that alerts users when they have been in contact with someone with coronavirus. Apple and …
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EU Wants Apple And Google To Remove Privacy-Violating Contact Tracing Apps
The EU has suggested that it wants Apple and Google to actively remove contact tracing apps that fail to meet its stringent privacy standards from the App Store and Google Play Store, respectively.
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Quibi is tanking on the iPhone charts after its much-hyped debut — it’s now trailing Netflix, Hulu, and an ASMR slicing app
Quibi has fallen out of the top 70 on iOS charts, but is performing better among Android users. It still holds the #11 in the Google Play store.
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Super-smart teen girls from India invented an app to deal with all of our iPhone waste
Solving global problems isn’t on the to-do list for most teenagers.But this group of five teen girls from Delhi, India, is far from average. The team took on the challenge of inventing a way to …
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Apple-Google alliance welcomed by European coronavirus app platform
Technologists are racing to use Bluetooth short-range communications between devices as a proxy for measuring the risk that a person infected with the coronavirus can pass it on.
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How to set up WhatsApp on your Mac or PC
WhatsApp is designed for phones, so the web and desktop apps are intended to work with your mobile app, not replace it. You can send messages through WhatsApp in your browser or on your desktop, but …
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WhatsApp finally fixes one of the biggest issues stopping it from launching an iPad app
WHATSAPP is busy working on a number of new features for the messaging app, according to the latest clues unearthed in the beta version of the messaging app. And it could solve one of the biggest …
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How WhatsApp is making it more expensive to spread misinformation
Limits on forwarding work — and iMessage should consider copying them. They give fact-checkers a chance to learn the truth and spread it …
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How to use WhatsApp on the desktop web app and iPad — and how to make video calls
To make a video call on the WhatsApp app, simply open the conversation with your intended call recipient and press the video camera icon in the top right-hand corner. If you’ve installed WhatsApp on …
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How to use WhatsApp
Everything you need to know about the world’s most popular messaging app, from the basics to advanced features.
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Apple joins hands with Stanford to launch an app for COVID-19 first responders
Apple has teamed up with Stanford Medicine to create an app for COVID-19 first responders for helping them get tested and evade … but there are plans of making it available in more region soon.
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iPhone users can no longer access Share Sheet Contact Suggestions in latest beta version, says report
WhatsApp in its new version for iPhones, version 2.20.42 has completely removed the Share Sheet Contact Suggestions it recently brought about. However, it may bring about changes in the next version.
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Unsurprisingly, Apple customers are the most common phishing target
Apple (related to 10% of all brand phishing attempts globally) 2. Netflix (9%) 3. Yahoo (6%) 4. WhatsApp (6%) 5. PayPal (5%) 6. Chase (5%) 7. Facebook (3%) 8. Microsoft (3%) 9. eBay (3%) 10. Amazon (1 …
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The Simplest Video Chat Apps For People Who Struggle With Tech
Social distancing is crucial to reducing COVID-19’s infection curve and keeping us safe, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Sure, we have things like social media, video chats, and a bevy of …
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Video Chat Apps For The Elderly And People Struggling With Technology
Here are some video chat apps that are simple enough to be used by anybody, whether it’s an aging loved one who can’t see very clearly or those who find using elaborate apps difficult.
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