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India’s antitrust watchdog reviewing allegations against WhatsApp
India’s antitrust watchdog is looking into allegations that Facebook’s WhatsApp is abusing its dominant position by offering payment services Read more…
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The messaging wars may just turn into a messaging massacre
The messaging wars were heating up before COVID-19. Now, the arena has become more intense still and could end up in a massacre. Read more…
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Facebook’s $5.7 billion investment in Reliance a big headache for Paytm
Facebook’s $5.7 billion investment in Reliance promises to be the biggest headache yet for Paytm, a SoftBank-backed pioneer Read more…
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‘Infodemic’ conspiracies about coronavirus crisis go viral on WhatsApp
The coronavirus crisis has generated a series of conspiracies on WhatsApp the World Health Organization (WHO) has dubbed as an ‘infodemic’. Read more…
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India plans security audit of WhatsApp after hacking attempt
India wants to conduct an audit of WhatsApp’s security systems following revelations that a spyware exploited vulnerabilities. Read more…
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Indian WhatsApp hacking victims question government ties
Indians whose phones were hacked via WhatsApp asked the government to make public ties with the Israeli firm accused of deploying the spyware. Read more…
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Activist asks Indian court to order probe into WhatsApp
A right-wing social activist in India filed a petition in India to order a probe into Facebook and WhatsApp over revelations of app vulnerabilities. Read more…
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India asks WhatsApp to explain privacy breach
India has asked Facebook-owned WhatsApp to explain the nature of a privacy breach on its messaging platform that has affected some users in the country. Read more…
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High profile US allies targeted in WhatsApp hacking fiasco
Senior government officials in multiple US-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software using WhatsApp to take over users’ phones. Read more…
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Lebanon scraps WhatsApp call fee amid violent protests
Lebanon has backed down from plans, announced hours earlier, to tax voice calls made through the Facebook-owned WhatsApp messaging software. Read more…