Chat and messaging apps
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Ex-MI5 chief warns against crackdown on encrypted messaging appsJonathan Evans says although encryption services have hampered terrorism fight he does not support curtailment of its use
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Your Facebook Messenger app is about to be filled with adsAfter forcing users to switch to separate Messenger app to continue chatting, Facebook will now push adverts on them in expanded trial
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Amazon and WhatsApp 'falling short over privacy', says pressure groupEFF’s annual Who Has Your Back report criticises world’s largest retailer and biggest messaging app for not keeping up on privacy
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EU seeks to outlaw 'backdoors' in new data privacy proposalsDraft report from European parliament clashes with UK government calls to allow access to encrypted communications from WhatsApp and others
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Facebook staff presumably don’t join up because they want to clone its biggest competitor, but still the company keeps churning out embarrassing copiesHow many Snapchat clones does it take for Facebook to lose its self-respect?
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WhatsApp improves message security with two-step verificationOptional function will require users to input a six-digit security code
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Should I be worried about WhatsApp security?Why is there a trade-off in WhatsApp between security and usability, what is the Signal protocol, what does it mean for my privacy and are there any alternatives?
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EU charges Facebook with giving 'misleading' information over WhatsAppSocial network could face fine of up to 1% of global turnover in 2014 prompted by privacy policy change for WhatsApp that shared user data with Facebook
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Facebook halts use of WhatsApp data for advertising in EuropeSocial network’s decision comes as privacy watchdogs express serious concerns over its use of messaging app’s data
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Careful which chatbot you talk to, unless you want their ads on Facebook MessengerBrands and businesses can send ‘sponsored messages’ to anyone who has previously chatted to them or a chatbot on Facebook Messenger
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Ping! The psychology of tech compulsions - Chips with Everything tech podcastWe explore how our addiction to notifications and alerts influences how we use technology and go about our everyday lives
Open door Flawed reporting about WhatsApp