WhatsApp delays controversial update after user backlash
WhatsApp has caused quite a bit of commotion with a planned update to its privacy policy, which spooked users as it added more detail on how Facebook and third party…
Warning: Telegram is not end-to-end encrypted by default
After tech behemoths like Twitter moved to ban Trump and thousands of other far-right accounts, millions moved to apps like Signal and Telegram for their encrypted messaging services. There’s one…
Elon Musk’s endorsement of Signal is causing the good kind of problems
So many people are joining Signal that there’s now a wait. The end-to-end encrypted messaging app endorsed by the likes of Edward Snowden got a major (ahem) signal boost Thursday…
9 things you didn’t know you could do on WhatsApp
We’re huge fans of the WhatsApp messaging service. Offering free, cross-platform text, multimedia, voice messaging, and free voice and video calls, what’s not to like? Chances are you’ve been using…
Facebook illegally maintains a monopoly and a breakup is on the table, says FTC lawsuit
The Federal Trade Commission just fired the opening salvo in the war to break up Facebook. The FTC lawsuit, announced Wednesday, accuses Facebook of “illegally maintaining” its monopoly through, in…
WhatsApp now has disappearing messages, but there’s a catch
Facebook’s WhatsApp has added a much-needed privacy feature: disappearing messages. But it seems that the company has a slightly odd idea of what this feature is for. In a blog…
WhatsApp will halt processing of Hong Kong police requests for user data
China’s National Security Law has raised concerns of privacy abuse
Instagram’s new shopping tab makes impulse buys even more tempting
Facebook just made it way easier to spend your money on Instagram. On Tuesday, Facebook, which owns Instagram, announced that it launched Facebook Shops. They’re online shops that live directly…