Posts Tagged ‘whatsapp’

Israel settlers using Whatsapp to plot to harrass, boycott Palestinians

Israeli settlers from Ma’ale Adumim, an illegal Israeli settlement in Jerusalem, are coordinating different initiatives through a WhatsApp group aimed at diminishing the Palestinian presence in the city.   According to The Times of Israel, these efforts include boycotting and intimidating businesses serving Palestinians with work permits. An Israeli watchdog group, Fake Reporter, was the first […]

Iran maintains block on WhatsApp and Instagram

It comes as hundreds of international figures — from Nobel laureates to actors — pledged their “unwavering” support of protesters in Iran. Source

Horrifying WhatsApp unauthorised access

Jan 23 2023 US supreme court lets WhatsApp pursue Pegasus spyware lawsuit Court rejects NSO claim it could not be sued because it was acting as agent for unidentified foreign governments NSO has argued that Pegasus helps law enforcement and intelligence agencies fight crime and protect national security. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters Reuters Mon 9 Jan 2023 […]

Hackers could have full access to everything on the phones of WhatsApp users

This was possible through a security issue disclosed by WhatsApp itself (https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2022/) last week. All a hacker had to do to control your phone was send you a malicious video or start a video call with you on WhatsApp. You are probably thinking “Yeah, but if I updated WhatsApp to the latest version, I am […]

Leaked Document: WhatsApp & iMessage Share User Data With FBI

(LifeSiteNews) — A newly released document has highlighted the ongoing controversy over privacy concerns faced by users of messaging apps, with popular apps iMessage and WhatsApp shown to be the “most permissive” for the FBI to access data and content. WhatsApp / Shutterstock The document obtained by Rolling Stone presents an overview of what data can be accessed from nine popular messaging apps. […]

Facebook Whistleblower Precedes Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp ALL Shutting Down For Hours on Monday. Coincidence? Doubtful.

October 5, 2021 at 6:53 pmFiled Under:60 Minutes, CBS 60 Minutes, Facebook, Frances Haugen, Internet, Mark Zucerberg, Section 230, Social Mediahttps://www.cbsnews.com/live/cbsn-local-bay-area/?premium=1&optanonConsent=15 PALO ALTO (CBS SF) — Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen calmly told a congressional subcommittee Tuesday that Facebook chooses to allow harmful content on its platform that is “disastrous” for society and for children in particular because of the astronomical profits such […]

Court Orders Search Of Matt Hancock’s Emails & WhatsApp Messages Over Covid Test Contracts He Awarded As Health Secretary

The former UK health secretary Matt Hancock is to have his personal emails and WhatsApp messages searched as part of a legal battle over millions of pounds’ worth of antibody test contracts handed out during the covid pandemic. A High Court judge has ordered that both Hancock’s government and non-government communications used for Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) business should be searched for relevant […]

Turkey fines WhatsApp €197,000 over controversial privacy update

Turkey’s data protection authority has fined WhatsApp nearly €200,000 for violating privacy rules. The Facebook-owned messaging platform had “not clearly stated” how it would process its users’ data and for what purpose. WhatsApp has to take “the necessary measures to avoid processing personal data contrary to the law”, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) […]

Why You Should Quit WhatsApp As Critical New Update Confirmed

Zak Doffman Contributor Cybersecurity I cover security and surveillance and co-host ‘Straight Talking Cyber’ WhatsApp may have ridden out its privacy backlash, but there will be more to come as some of you lose access to your accounts. And, worse, WhatsApp’s nightmare start to 2021 has exposed a serious problem for its 2 billion users […]

‘Felt like a setup’: WhatsApp chat shows Gaetz ally scrambling to contain fallout

Greenberg also said he was paying the legal fees for the woman, who is now 20 years old. The WhatsApp messages shed light on key aspects of the scandal consuming the Florida Republican congressman and close ally of President Donald Trump — and on the state of mind of the man Gaetz once called his […]

US said probing Israeli spyware firm NSO following WhatsApp lawsuit

The US Department of Justice is investigating the NSO group following a 2020 ruling that a lawsuit brought by WhatsApp against the Israeli spyware firm can go ahead, The Guardian reported Monday. According to the report, lawyers from the Department of Justice approached the messaging app with questions regarding the alleged 1,400 users targeted by […]

WhatsApp Delays Controversial Data Changes amid Public Outcry

Posted on January 16, 2021 by martyrashrakat By Staff, Agencies  WhatsApp announced on Friday that it would postpone changes to its terms of service for at least three months amid an outcry the mobile messaging service would share confidential data with its parent company, Facebook. We are now delaying the date by which users will […]

After users flee in backlash, WhatsApp delays data sharing change

SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp on Friday postponed a data-sharing change as users concerned about privacy fled the Facebook-owned messaging service and flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal. The smartphone app, a huge hit across the world, canceled its February 8 deadline for accepting an update to its terms concerning sharing data with Facebook, saying it […]

WhatsApp to delay launch of update after privacy backlash

Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after a storm of concern from users who feared that the messaging platform was watering down its privacy policy in the process.WhatsApp users received a notification this month that it was preparing a new privacy policy and terms, and it […]

Facebook’s WhatsApp Suffers Dip in Downloads Over Privacy Concerns

Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging app has suffered a major drop in new downloads as many users turn to private messaging apps Signal and Telegram following changes to WhatsApp’s terms of service. The Independent reports that the messaging service WhatsApp has seen a major drop in new downloads following a change to the company’s terms of service with many users […]

WhatsApp Privacy Changes Roil Users, Governments

The Media Line — The Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Monday lost a prominent user, when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he was quitting the popular app because of the latest changes in its privacy policy. Ankara’s premier has hardly been the only one. The Turkish alternative to WhatsApp, called BiP, which Erdogan promised […]

Turkey investigates WhatsApp and Facebook over data privacy update

The new policy means users outside the EU and UK must agree to more of their data being shared to Facebook for advertising purposes.

Turkey launches probe after WhatsApp’s updated terms see users’ data shared with parent company Facebook

The Turkish government has launched an investigation into Facebook and WhatsApp after changes to the messaging app’s terms and conditions force users to share personal data with its corporate parent Facebook. Unless WhatsApp users agree to the new terms and conditions, they will be shut out of the app on February 8. On Monday, Turkey’s […]

WhatsApp looks to know more about you in 2021

Last week, WhatsApp started asking users to agree to new terms of service and a new privacy policy for its messaging app. While the request may seem innocuous, industry analysts are concerned that the new terms may open the door to new invasive advertising practices by WhatsApp and its parent company, Facebook. Pressing the “accept” […]

Nine German police officers investigated over far-right WhatsApp groups

Nine German police officers have been accused of participating in right-wing extremist WhatsApp chats. Raids were carried out on several apartments in western Germany on Tuesday morning, said a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor’s office in Duisburg. The searches were conducted simultaneously in Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Velbert as part of the investigation. […]

Police Use Fingerprints Pulled From WhatsApp Photo To Secure Convictions

By Dawn Luger Police have used a photo sent through the app “WhatsApp” to get a fingerprint and used that fingerprint to secure drug convictions against eleven people. If part of your finger is showing, cops can now use that small bit as fingerprint evidence. This new and “groundbreaking” technique of matching fingerprints […]

Why Is The Co-Founder Of WhatsApp Telling Everyone To Delete Facebook?

Next Story In 2014, Facebook bought Whatsapp for an astonishing $16 billion. This of course made the founders of this hugely popular app, very wealthy men. While one, Jan Koum continues to lead the company, the other, Brian Acton quit earlier this year to start his own foundation. However, he hasn’t just simply left WhatsApp. […]

WhatsApp co-founder calls on users to #DeleteFacebook

The campaign calls on social-media users to unsubscribe from not only Facebook, but also Instagram and WhatsApp, which are owned by the same company. Facebook shares have fallen by over nine percent in the last two days alone, shaving roughly $50 billion off the company’s valuation. The social-media giant bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in […]

Facebook, Whatsapp blocked as Buddhists attack mosques in Sri Lanka

The state of emergency was imposed after Buddhists attacked mosques and Muslim-owned businesses in the central highlands district of Kandy. On Wednesday the government asked internet service providers to shut down access to social media sites following reports of Facebook posts calling for attacks on Muslims. Telecommunications companies have also restricted general internet access in […]

Hackers stealing customers’ Spotify details via WhatsApp scam

READ MORE: Spanish parents may spy on kids’ WhatsApp chats, court rules Spanish users of the messaging service reported receiving a WhatApp message purportedly containing a URL for a one-year free subscription to Spotify Premium, the ad-free version of the popular music streaming service. After clicking the link, oblivious users were directed to a page […]

Are you being watched? FinFisher government spy tool found hiding as WhatsApp and Skype

Legitimate downloads of popular software including WhatsApp, Skype and VLC Player are allegedly being hacked at an internet service provider (ISP) level to spread an advanced form of surveillance software known as “FinFisher”, cybersecurity researchers warn. FinFisher is sold to global governments and intelligence agencies and can be used to snoop on […]

Belgian police officer had WhatsApp contact with terrorist suspect in Brussels Airport and Metro bombings

nsnbc : A police officer suspected of leaking confidential information from a major terrorism case is thought to have had contacts with terrorism suspects […]

WhatsApp messaging app suffers brief outage worldwide

READ MORE: WhatsApp down: Facebook’s messaging app suffers worldwide outages WhatsApp users reported outages and unstable functioning of the messenger worldwide Wednesday afternoon. Users in Brazil, Jamaica, Canada, Israel, India, Russia, Egypt, the US, the UK and other locations have been affected, according to social media reports. The outage came just two weeks after a previous […]

Facebook owned WhatsApp suffers outages worldwide, triggers panic

     Popular messaging app WhatsApp has gone down in a number of locations around the world and people are not happy. WhatsApp users in Mexico, Spain, Chile, Israel, Russia, Ireland, Switzerland, Aruba, Turkey, the US and other locations have experienced problems, according to social media reports. According to DownDetector.com, which provides a realtime overview of […]

‘Spying billboards’ trigger calls for investigation

     Senator Charles Schumer is calling for a federal investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into Clear Channel’s “spying billboards,” which access the mobile devices of those in close proximity. The billboards use device data to determine the types of ads they display, based on the demographics of passersby, even to the point of whether […]

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