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WhatsApp to let users message without their phones
For the first time, billions of people will be able to use the service even if their phone has no battery.
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WhatsApp launches privacy campaign after backlash
WhatsApp has launched its first major privacy-focused advertising campaign in the UK. It follows a customer backlash against changes to its terms and conditions, announced earlier this year. The platform also said it is standing firm against pressure from governments, including the UK, to compromise on the way that it encrypts messages.
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WhatsApp says accounts will soon be usable across up to four devices
WhatsApp has confirmed that its long-rumored multi-device support will be entering public beta in the coming months, allowing users to access their accounts from up to four linked devices. New “view once” and “disappearing mode” features were also officially announced. The news came in an interview between WABetaInfo and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and WhatsApp head Will Cathcart.
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WhatsApp reverses course, now won’t limit functionality if you don’t accept its new privacy policy
A change of plans.
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Here's what will happen if you don't accept WhatsApp's new privacy policy
WhatsApp's has had a few eventful months following the introduction of an updated privacy policy back in January. The Facebook-owned messaging service
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Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data
The regulator suggested that the decision wasn’t just about protecting users' privacy but also to avoid the use of data "to influence voters' decisions to manipulate democratic choices", citing the upcoming 26 September parliamentary elections in Germany.
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WhatsApp backtracks on threat to ban users that don't accept new privacy policy
WhatsApp users won't be banned outright but they will experience limited functionality
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WhatsApp's new privacy policy is so bad it might be illegal
WhatsApp has been facing one hell of a backlash ever since it shared that it wanted to update its privacy policy with changes that would allow Facebook to aggregate all of its users' data across all of its services. And now, the company might be in for some regulatory issues, as well. A German privacy regulator (via Bloomberg) has opened proceedings to stop the company from moving forward with the privacy policy update.
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WhatsApp Reveals What Happens to Users Who Don't Agree to Upcoming Privacy Policy Changes
WhatsApp has revealed how it will gradually cripple accounts held by users who do not accept the platform's impending privacy policy changes
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Is it time to leave WhatsApp – and is Signal the answer?
Earlier this month, WhatsApp issued a new privacy policy along with an ultimatum: accept these new terms, or delete WhatsApp from your smartphone. But the new privacy policy wasn’t particularly clear, and it was widely misinterpreted to mean WhatsApp would be sharing more sensitive personal data with its parent company Facebook. Unsurprisingly, it prompted a fierce backlash, with many users threatening to stop using the service.
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WhatsApp delays privacy changes following backlash
Facebook-owned WhatsApp said they would delay the rollout of a change to its data sharing practice and work to "clear up misinformation" around its privacy policy.
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Mandatory WhatsApp Privacy Policy Update Allows User Data to be Shared With Facebook
WhatsApp's latest terms and privacy policy allows the popular messaging app to share a significant amount of user data with Facebook (via XDA Developers).
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WhatsApp is now delivering roughly 100 billion messages a day
WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging app owned by Facebook, is now delivering roughly 100 billion messages a day, the company’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said at the quarterly earnings call Thursday.
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WhatsApp Introduces Messenger Rooms Via Desktop App
WhatsApp has launched messenger rooms to connect with people virtually. You can access this functionality via desktop version app.
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WhatsApp working on multiple device support with chat sync
Facebook-owned WhatsApp appears to be working on new multiple device support with synchronized chat history. WABetaInfo reports that WhatsApp is testing the ability to use an account on multiple devices, including a separate iPad app. WhatsApp currently supports multiple devices through WhatsApp Web, which connects back to a phone account.
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WhatsApp Users Can Now Fact-Check Forwarded Messages for Misinformation
From today, messages that have been forwarded through a chain of five or more people will display a magnifying glass button alongside them in the chat thread. Users who tap the button will be asked if they want to search the web to try and find news results or other sources of information about the content they have received.
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WhatsApp speeds up experience on iOS 13 with share sheet contact suggestions
WhatsApp has received a little update today that puts your contacts from the messaging app into the share sheet suggestions across iOS on your iPhone and iPad for a smoother experience. The update makes it more seamless to share content directly with your contacts in WhatsApp from the web, apps, and everywhere else you can pull up the Share Sheet in iOS. There was previously the option to share to WhatsApp from the share sheet, but this update means you’ll get automatic suggestions for WhatsApp contacts like Apple’s Messages app does for an even faster user experience.
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How To Sell Feet Pics – Make Quick Money Online (Craigslist, Instagram…)
Have you ever imagined that you can earn money selling pictures of your feet? Of course, nobody would have. But the answer is yes! So basically, people are earning money by selling feet pictures. Sounds crazy right? We know that the Internet is filled with weird things. But this weird thing that we are going to see now will help you get some money and can be your new side hustle.
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Here Is the Technical Report Suggesting Saudi Arabia's Prince Hacked Jeff Bezos' Phone
Motherboard has obtained the report made by FTI Consulting into how Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman allegedly hacked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's phone.
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WhatsApp becomes second non-Google app to reach five billion installs on Android
Only a handful of Android applications have reached five billion downloads, with most of them being Google's pre-installed apps. Facebook reached the landmark last year, likely thanks to its partnerships with Samsung and other OEMs, and now Facebook-owned WhatsApp has joined the elite club.
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