WhatsApp's surprised users by announcing deep data-sharing integration with Facebook with no opt-out whatsoever, and now the move has attracted regulatory scrutiny in Turkey.
WhatsApp’s new privacy policy forces you to accept significant data sharing with Facebook
WhatsApp has silently updated its service terms and privacy policy in a way that enables the sharing of a significant amount of user data with Facebook, WhatsApp's parent company.
FTC sues Facebook, aims to rollback acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram
Today, the Federal Trade Commission has announced it is suing Facebook, one of the largest social networks out there, and aims to make some changes.
Apple will publish privacy labels for preinstalled iOS apps on its website
One of the changes with iOS 14 is privacy labels, or "nutrition labels", for apps available in the App Store. These are designed to give users a quick glance at what kind of data is collected/monitored by each app.
WhatsApp gains per-chat wallpaper with Light/Dark mode support and sticker search
WhatsApp for iPhone was updated on the App Store today with several new features, including sticker search and custom wallpapers per-chat with separate wallpapers in Dark Mode.
WhatsApp is rolling out 7-day disappearing messages
WhatsApp is adding the popular ephemeral messaging feature to its mobile app for iPhone and Android. With the feature enabled, new messages sent to a chat automatically disappear after seven days. This is an optional feature: you can continue sending and receiving WhatsApp messages like before, without even turning on the option to use disappearing messages.
Facebook says Apple should allow Messenger to be a default app
With iOS 14, Apple finally made it possible for users to change their default web browser and email apps. But Facebook executives would like additional changes to the mobile operating system.
WhatsApp is testing new features to help you identify storage hogs
Facebook-owned WhatsApp for iPhone is testing new tools for storage usage along with a feature that will allow you to clear all messages except starred in one fell swoop.
How to fact-check forwarded WhatsApp messages for misinformation
If anything, the US elections and the coronavirus crisis have reminded us yet again how rapidly misinformation can spread through social media and messaging platforms. To help with that, you now have the ability to fact-check forwarded WhatsApp messages, and we show you how.
WhatsApp testing the ability to use the same user account on multiple devices
WhatsApp is allegedly testing using the same user account on up to four different devices at the same time, based on hints discovered in WhatsApp beta for Android by WABetaInfo.