Yes, you can keep using the app, but you need to change your settings in order to do so safely. First, you need to stop malicious content sent to you on WhatsApp from infecting your phone with malware …
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These are the secure chat apps to download now that Facebook ruined WhatsApp
Two chat apps that offer end-to-end encryption and cross-platform support have been surging after Facebook announced the new WhatsApp privacy policy change, Signal, and Telegram. WhatsApp will …
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How To Use Signal: The Brilliant WhatsApp Alternative
Recent WhatsApp news has left many people looking for a secure and private alternative. Enter Signal. Here’s how to use it.
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Why messaging app Signal is surging in popularity right now
Users have flocked to encrypted messaging app Signal by the millions in recent days — bringing it to the No. 1 spot on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store’s top free apps lists this week.
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WhatsApp users are really Facebook customers now – it’s getting harder to forget that
The app is updating its privacy policy. It’s part of an integration that’s only moving in only one direction, says Guardian UK technology editor Alex Hern …
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Following riots, alternative social apps and private messengers top the app stores
Alternative social media apps, including MeWe, CloutHub and other privacy-focused rivals to big tech, are topping the app stores following Trump’s ban from mainstream social platforms like Facebook …
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Signal and Telegram Downloads Surge After WhatsApp Says It Will Share Data With Facebook
WhatsApp updated its terms of service agreement that appears to give users little choice to opt out of sharing data with parent company Facebook.
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Amazon, Apple, Google ban Parler app over violent content around Capitol attack
Parler was used at least in part to plan the Capitol Hill attack, pushing tech companies to reckon with the part they played in the riot.
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Do You Suddenly Need To Stop Using WhatsApp?
So, what has suddenly changed? If you’ve been following the story over the last month, it will all seem to have started with Apple’s introduction of mandatory privacy labels. Facebook was the most …
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Apple and Google Ban Social Media Platform Parler From App Store
One day after Google banned Parler — the “free speech” social media app favored by Trump supporters — from its app store, Apple followed suit. Later that same night, BuzzFeed reported and CNN …
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Apple, Google ban Parler app over violent content around Capitol attack
Parler was used at least in part to plan the Capitol Hill attack, pushing tech companies to reckon with the part they played in the riot.
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Apple and Google Cut Off Parler, an App That Drew Trump Supporters
The companies removed the “free speech” social network from their app stores, limiting its reach just as many conservatives are seeking alternatives to Facebook and Twitter.
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The 20 most useful free iPhone apps, according to Reddit
There are adventure apps, sleep apps, education apps, sleep apps, mental health apps, food apps, sleeeep apppppps. Yeah, you get the point. Check out our compilation of the best free iPhone apps that …
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Here Are The 10 Most Downloaded Apps Of 2020
In 2020, TikTok was downloaded a staggering 850 million times. But four Facebook properties in the top six most-downloaded apps were installed a even more grand total of 2.05 billion times. WhatsApp …
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How to review App Privacy data on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac
In organizations, Apple’s App Privacy data can start a conversation about privacy-respecting apps as well as help IT leaders stop the use of apps that collect more data than necessary.
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WhatsApp Tells Users: Share Your Data With Facebook Or We’ll Delete Your Account
Agreeing to WhatsApp’s controversial new privacy policy will mean that a user’s private data, including their phone number, will be shared with Facebook.
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Encrypted Messaging App Signal Sees Surge in Popularity Following WhatsApp Privacy Policy Update
Encrypted messaging app Signal faced big delays in verifying the phone numbers of new accounts on Thursday because of a sudden surge in people …
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