Local WhatsApp groups have been one of the silver linings of the pandemic, creating community ties and support networks. Yet loan sharks are increasingly using these groups to extort money from their victims, according to England’s Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT), an organisation that prosecutes illegal lenders and supports victims. Continue Reading
Facebook Will Limit Your WhatsApp Features For Not Accepting Privacy Policy – Tempemail
WhatsApp on Friday disclosed that it won’t deactivate accounts of users who don’t accept its new privacy policy rolling out on May 15, adding it will continue to keep reminding them to accept the new terms. “No one will have their accounts deleted or lose functionality of WhatsApp on May Continue Reading
New WhatsApp Bugs Could’ve Let Attackers Hack Your Phone Remotely – Tempemail
Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently addressed two security vulnerabilities in its messaging app for Android that could have been exploited to execute malicious code remotely on the device and even compromise encrypted communications. The flaws take aim at devices running Android versions up to and including Android 9 by carrying out what’s Continue Reading
WhatsApp Introduces New Voice Note Update for iOS – Tempemail
WhatsApp has unveiled a new progress animation to show iOS users exactly when a voice note ends. According to WABetaInfo, the UI animation update is available on iOS 13 and newer versions. And in this update, if Read Receipts are disabled (WhatsApp Settings > Account > Privacy) the recipient Continue Reading
WhatsApp Explains its Privacy Policy Update – Tempemail
WhatsApp has offered to clear up ‘any confusion’ for its controversial privacy policy. The social platform has revealed users want more information; like whether or not WhatsApp and Facebook can read or listen to personal conversations, keep logs of who everyone is messaging or share contact lists with Facebook. “We’re Continue Reading
How to Move Chats from WhatsApp to Telegram – Tempemail
Image sourced from The Independent Telegram has launched a new feature that allows users to import their WhatsApp individual and group chat history – including videos and documents – to Telegram. How to move your chats to Telegram on iOS To move a chat from WhatsApp on iOS, open the Contact Info or Group Continue Reading
What’s up with WhatsApp? Why millions of users are shifting to new platforms – podcast | News- Tempemail
With a user base of 2 billion people, WhatsApp’s dominance has long seemed indisputable. But in recent weeks, millions have suddenly flocked to competitors such as Signal and Telegram. It all began with an ill-phrased notification to WhatsApp users, informing them of modifications to the app’s privacy policy. Freelance journalist Continue Reading
UK regulator to write to WhatsApp over Facebook data sharing | WhatsApp
The UK’s data regulator is writing to WhatsApp to demand that the chat app does not hand user data to Facebook, as millions worldwide continue to sign up for alternatives such as Signal and Telegram to avoid forthcoming changes to its terms of service. Elizabeth Denham, the information commissioner, told Continue Reading
WhatsApp Launches it Own Status Account – Tempemail
Image sourced from YoMZanzi WhatsApp has introduced a verified account on its Status service. So far the update was used to notify users of the new account while also reminding them of its commitment to privacy. “WhatsApp is now on Status!” it reads. “We’ll let you about new features and Continue Reading
WhatsApp loses millions of users after terms update | WhatsApp
A poorly explained update to its terms of service has pushed WhatsApp users to adopt alternative services such as Signal and Telegram in their millions. The exodus was so large that WhatsApp has been forced to delay the implementation of the new terms, which had been slated for 8 February, Continue Reading