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Facebook renames its parent company, now called as “Meta”
Facebook has changed its parent company’s name to "Meta" on Thursday. The tech giant is trying to move forward with its new virtual reality vision for the future.
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- Facebook has changed its parent company’s name to "...
Image filter function bug which has supposedly exposed user data has been fixed by WhatsApp
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- Bug fixed by WhatsApp in image filter function
- This bug might have exposed user data to hackers
A bug in WhatsApp’s function of image filter is supposed to have exposed user data to hackers. The vulnerability was fir...
WhatsApp to allow data transfer between Android and iOS
WhatsApp has introduced the most wanted feature on Wednesday that allows users to transfer their chat history between iOS and Android phones. Until now switching from an Android to iPhone, or vice versa, required to trust third-party apps, take complicated steps, or forget your chat history. Now ...
WhatsApp rolls out the view once feature
WhatsApp introduces the new feature, which allows to view pictures once and then they disappear. After the user views the picture, the picture gets deleted without getting saved in the others phone.
This feature is used for maintaining the privacy of the user and also aims to give the u...
LARGER MEDIA PREVIEWS IN CHATS: WHATSAPP’s NEW FEATURE
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• Newly rolled update is apparently giving a better view of all the content shared in chats, without leaving out important details thanks to cropping
• Whatsapp said “Photos and videos in WhatsApp are now even bigger, so no one will be left out of th...
BUSINESS SERVICES OF VOLKSWAGEN INDIA NOW ON WHATSAPP
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- Under the Sarvottam 2.0 program, business services Of Volkswagen India have been launched on WhatsApp.
- Exclusive Taigun squad has been created for prospective buyers.
Under the Sarvottam 2.0 initiative of Volkswagen India,...
WHATSAPP TO GO AHEAD WITH ITS CONTROVERSIAL PRIVACY POLICY UPDATE
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• WhatsApp said that it has decided to go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update but will be allowing its users to read it at their own pace
• As per the new privacy policy, WhatsApp could have shared limited user data with Facebook and its gro...
PEOPLE IN UK STOP USING WHATSAPP DUE TO CHANGES IN PRIVACY POLICY
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- Millions of people living in the United Kingdom have stopped using WhatsApp because of the new changes in the privacy policy
- According to the regulatory body of the United Kingdom, the people have stopped using the WhatsApp because of the ...
INDIA ASKS WHATSAPP TO WITHDRAW NEW PRIVACY POLICY
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- Indian government wants WhatsApp to protect user data and withdraw its new privacy policy.
- WhatsApp intends to share its user data with Facebook.
Indian government has asked WhatsApp to withdraw the planned change to its p...
SIGNAL CO-FOUNDER APPLAUDS INDIAN MARKET
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- Signal co-founder Brian Acton is talking about strength of Indian market while discussing the privacy concerns of WhatsApp.
- Signal is hoping to capitalize on the opportunities in India.
- Acton mentioned the terms of service and pr...
YOUTUBE AND WHATSAPP CLOSE TO GAINING HALF A BILLION USERS IN INDIA
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- In terms of popularity, YouTube is the closest rival of WhatsApp in India.
- Both YouTube and WhatsApp are very close to amass half a billion users in India.
Popular messaging app WhatsApp has very few competitors that are n...
INDIAN TECH CHIEFS AGREE WITH MUSK ABOUT WHATSAPP
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- Criticizing the new privacy policy of WhatsApp, Tesla founder Elon Musk urged people to leave WhatsApp and use Signal.
- Many CEOs of Tech companies in India agree with Musk.
Some of the top entrepreneurs in India are urging...
COMPETITION WATCHDOG OF TURKEY PROBES WHATSAPP AND FACEBOOK OVER NEW DATA SHARING RULES
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- The competition watchdog of Turkey has launched an investigation into WhatsApp and Facebook over the changes into the data sharing rules of the application
- The watchdog also said that, it has ordered a suspension of the new data collection...
HERE IS HOW FACEBOOK HELPED RELIANCE TO REMOVE THE TAG OF OIL CONGLOMERATE
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• Facebook invested $5.7 billion in Reliance Jio Platforms Ltd. for the stake of 9.9 %
• Following Facebook, total 12 companies decided to invest millions in Jio Platforms and helped Reliance Industries Limited become net-debt free
• R...
DONT USE WHATSAPP SAYS GERMANY’S DATA CHIEF
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• Responding to the allegations, WhatsApp has stated that messaging service doesn’t forward any user data to Facebook
• WhatsApp spokesman said that as the messages are encrypted throughout by default, they can’t be read by anyone except the pe...
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) ON WHATS APP
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- WHO alerts on Whatsapp
- Zukerberg worked with
Mark Zuckerberg has announced the launch of the World Health Organization’s Whatsapp alert. He said that the alerts are meant to keep people awar...
WILL SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES REVEL THEIR USER IDENTITIES TO GOVERNMENTS?
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- Governments pushing for user information from social media companies
- Social media companies refuse to oblige
People use social media for every possible reason imaginable. The thin line in between privacy and publi...
The new chief of marketing and advertising declared by Facebook in India
There has been an introduction of the new marketing and advertising chief of Facebook in India. This step is part of the expansion of its management group. While preparing for energetic marketing and advertising agenda for its household of applications, Avinash Pant has been appointed by Facebook...
WhatsApp removes Microsoft Store services
The popular WhatsApp messaging app is saying goodbye to Windows 10 mobile phones. From 14 January it will completely stop working on those devices. The company made an announcement last year that it would remove its app from so many devices and now the company has started the process of removing ...
WhatsApp to sue businesses sending spam or bulk messages on the platform
We all wish to avoid receiving bulk messages or spam messages. This is exactly we all receive on one of the most popular messaging platform, WhatsApp. The platform is now taking all measures to tackle the nuisance. The company is now trying to find out all ways to control businesses and people fr...