Facebook sues Israeli firm NSO group for hacking its users’ WhatsApp accounts
In this age of smart warfare, however, Social media platforms Google, Twitter and Facebook are being sued for spying on users. However, for the first time, Facebook Insurance has filed a lawsuit against an Israeli company for hacking or accessing the accounts of users of its messaging application WhatsApp. Facebook sued an Israeli technology firm in a US court on charges of hacking or accessing WhatsApp users’ accounts. Facebook Insurance has filed a lawsuit against the Israeli software technology firm NSO Group in the federal court …
Whatsapp to increase group call limit
Billions of people are confined to homes due to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, various apps like Google Duo, Zoom and Skype have taken advantage of this opportunity as people are doing video calls with their friends and familly. Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp is all set to increase group video call limit which is currently a maximum of 4. The code in the new beta version suggests that the number of people participating in group audio and video calls in the messaging application has been increased, according to the WABetaInfo w…
WhatsApp will stop working for many in UAE soon
Consumers in the UAE who are using older versions of iPhones and Android will in a couple of months won't be able to use WhatsApp. The Facebook-owned instant messaging service provider will ditch support for handsets running older operating systems by 2020. From February 1, 2020, any Phone running iOS 8 or older will no longer be supported, along with any Android device running version 2.3.7 or older. WhatsApp is also withdrawing support for all Windows phones from December 31, 2019. 'On iOS 8, you can no longer create new accounts or …
TikTok: Should we trust the Chinese social-media video app?
TikTok is thought to have about half a billion active users worldwide, with a large percentage in their teens or early 20s. The short-form video app has become a fertile birthing ground for memes, many of them music-related. One example involved users and their pets switching into cowboy and cowgirl clothing at a certain point in rapper Lil Nas X's song Old Town Road - something that is credited with it becoming a huge hit. But some politicians are worried the app's Chinese owner, Bytedance, poses a risk to national security.…
Whatspp announce New Privacy Settings for Groups
WhatsApp groups continue to connect family, friends, coworkers, classmates, and more. As people turn to groups for important conversations, users have asked for more control over their experience. Today, we're introducing a new privacy setting and invite system to help you decide who can add you to groups. To enable it, go to Settings in your app, then tap Account > Privacy > Groups and select one of three options: “Everyone,” “My Contacts,” or “My Contacts Except.” “My Contacts” means only users you have in your addres…
Exclusive: Government officials around the globe targeted for hacking through WhatsApp - sources
Sources familiar with WhatsApp’s internal investigation into the breach said a “significant” portion of the known victims are high-profile government and military officials spread across at least 20 countries on five continents. Many of the nations are U.S. allies, they said. The hacking of a wider group of top government officials’ smartphones than previously reported suggests the WhatsApp cyber intrusion could have broad political and diplomatic consequences. WhatsApp filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Israeli hacking tool developer …
WhatsApp introduces fingerprint lock for Android phones
San Francisco: WhatsApp on Thursday introduced fingerprint lock on supported Android phones to help users protect their chats from being seen by hackers, family members or jilted lovers. Users who install the new version of WhatsApp will have to scan a fingerprint to open up the Facebook-owned platform. "Earlier this year, we rolled out Touch ID and Face ID for iPhone to provide an extra layer of security for WhatsApp users," the micro-blogging platform said in a statement. "Today we're introducing similar authen…
WhatsApp adds Touch, Face ID for iPhones
Users need to go to the settings, account, privacy and then screen lock and turn on Touch ID or Face ID. Aiming to keep its messages on iPhones safe from prying eyes, Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp on Tuesday introduced Touch ID and Face ID functionality on the devices. "At WhatsApp, we care deeply about private messaging and today, we're excited to introduce Touch ID and Face ID on iPhone to help prevent someone from taking your phone and reading your messages," the company said. To enable the feature in WhatsApp, iPhone …
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