WhatsApp uses Status Updates to ease user worries over privacy

WhatsApp is attempting to appease users who are considering migrating away from the Facebook-owned service over privacy policy changes, by using its Status feature to remind users it cannot read their encrypted conversations.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 8

Facebook preparing to take Apple to court over iOS 14 privacy features

Facebook is reportedly preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple over App Store policies and an upcoming iOS 14 privacy feature, though plans to file it aren't set in stone.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 60

WhatsApp to require Face ID and Touch ID when syncing to Mac app

WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp Desktop are getting a significant security boost as developers roll out support for biometric authentication when syncing messages.

Amber Neely 5 years ago 11

Google apps to stop using ad tracker highlighted by iOS 14

Google is moving to Apple's alternative to ad tracking, as the new iOS 14 App Tracking Transparency nears.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 5

Configuration issue logs iPhone users out of Facebook

Numerous iPhone users discovered they were logged out from the Facebook app on Friday evening, a problem put down to a "configuration change" by the social network.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 15

Facebook says it has 'no choice' but to comply with Apple privacy feature

Facebook is continuing its campaign against a planned Apple privacy feature in 2021, but told businesses in an email that it has "no choice" but to comply with the iOS 14 change.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 36

WhatsApp sets new call records during socially-distant New Year celebrations

The social distancing efforts amid the ongoing pandemic has led to an expected increase in social media usage for New Year's Eve, with Facebook claiming to have observed the most calls made in a single day on WhatsApp.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 1

AirPods Max, App Store privacy, and Charlie Brown — December 2020 in review

Apple brought us many things in December, and most got a mixed reception. AirPods Max are expensive, Facebook says App Store privacy will be "devastating" to businesses, and Apple TV+ has nabbed "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

William Gallagher 5 years ago 0

Apple anti-tracking privacy feature starting to show up in iOS 14.4 beta

Apple's anti-tracking privacy feature is starting to show up for users running the first beta version of the company's upcoming iOS 14.4 update.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 21

Some Facebook employees don't believe attacks on Apple are justified

Some of Facebook's own employees believe that its recent attacks on Apple, sparked by upcoming iOS privacy features, may be unjustified and could be seen as self-serving.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 21

Google and Facebook allegedy working together to combat antitrust lawsuits

A lawsuit claims Google and Facebook were planning to work together to combat any investigations into their online advertising relationship, an agreement where the two tech giants would attempt to fend off antitrust lawsuits by helping each other out.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 16

EFF denounces Facebook's 'laughable campaign' against Apple's anti-tracking features

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has declared Facebook's attack against Apple's anti-tracking initiatives as a "laughable campaign," one that actually works against the small businesses that the social network is supposedly trying to protect.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 23

Facebook tells business users that iOS 14 privacy features will impact marketing

Facebook is alerting business users on its platform that new privacy features in iOS 14 could "significantly impact" their marketing and advertising efforts.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 26

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AirPods Max, Fitness+, Facebook vs. Apple on the AppleInsider podcast

Stephen Robles 5 years ago 1

Tim Cook responds to Facebook's attack ads with tweet about privacy

Apple's CEO Tim Cook has tweeted in response to Facebook's claims that forthcoming ad tracking in iOS 14 will be "devastating" for small businesses.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 51

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