Tag: whatsapp

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 faced big delays in verifying the phone numbers of new accounts on Thursday because of a sudden surge in people …
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Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand after larger rival WhatsApp’s updated terms of service raised eyebrows on social media.
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Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday suspended the Parler social networking service from its app store, citing posts inciting violence and demanding “robust” content moderation from the app favored by many …
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But if you’re one of the hundreds of millions using WhatsApp on an iPhone, you’re in for an unwelcome surprise when you see Apple’s stunning new iMessage update. WhatsApp used to be all about security …
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