WhatsApp

Facebook pays contractors to read your ‘encrypted’ WhatsApp messages, shares info with prosecutors

RT | September 8, 2021 When Facebook acquired WhatsApp, it promised to respect the privacy of its users. That hasn’t been the case, and the firm now employs thousands of staff to read supposedly-encrypted chats. Social media behemoth Facebook acquired WhatsApp in 2014, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg promising to keep the stripped-down, ad-free messaging app “exactly […]

India threatens to jail Facebook, WhatsApp & Twitter staff over refusal to wipe data that ‘undermines national security’

RT | March 6, 2021 Indian authorities have reportedly given an ultimatum to US social media platforms, threatening jail time for their local employees if the companies continue to ignore official takedown requests against “damaging” information. Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter have each received written notices warning their employees could face arrest should the requests be […]

Erdogan ditches WhatsApp. Facebook prepares to monetize your texts

Erdogan ditches WhatsApp. Facebook prepares to monetize your texts ****News Topic 242***** ‘Delete WhatsApp unless you’re OK with surveillance,’ founder of rival Telegram messenger warns ‘Delete WhatsApp unless you’re OK with surveillance,’ founder of rival Telegram messenger warns WhatsApp is a “Trojan horse” exploited to snoop on millions of users naive enough to believe that […]

Saudi Prince MbS revenge HACKS Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ iPhone (Video)

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss claims that Saudi Prince MbS, hacked Amazon CEO and WaPo owner, Jeff Bezos’ iPhone, in an effort to take revenge on Bezos for daring to run with the Jamal Khashoggi murder in Turkey at the hands of Saudi Arabia.
The United Nations experts have now called for an “immediate investigation” by the United States.

‘Patriotism’ Made Easy in Times of ‘WhatsApp Elections’

A WhatsApp-sponsored report, prepared in partnership with Queen Mary University, has raised the alarm that the 2019 elections in India, which already has cleavages on lines of caste, race, gender, religion, would be a fertile ground for damaging fake news. There was a time when ‘Good Morning’ messages were causing much “pain” to internet giants? … Continue reading ‘Patriotism’ Made Easy in Times of ‘WhatsApp Elections’ →

As New Privacy Rules Hit Europe, Google and Facebook Hit With $8.8 Billion in Lawsuits

(CD) — Accusing Facebook, Google, WhatsApp, and Instagram of “intentionally” violating Europe’s strict new privacy rules that officially went into effect on Friday, Austrian lawyer and privacy activist Max Schrems filed four lawsuits against the tech companies arguing they are still “coercing users into sharing personal data” despite rolling out new policies ostensibly aimed at complying with the new […]