US investigating Facebook, staff told to preserve all communications

In the wake of the Facebook papers revelations, staff have been told to retain documents and messages ranging back to 2016 as the US government and other authorities begin investigating the company's operations.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 1

WhatsApp users can transfer chat histories from iPhone to Google Pixel, Android 12 devices

Google on Tuesday cleared another barrier to switching mobile operating systems, announcing that iPhone users can easily migrate WhatsApp chat histories to Pixel phones and devices that launch with Android 12.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 0

WhatsApp introducing end-to-end encrypted chat backups in iCloud

Messaging service WhatsApp is adding end-to-end encryption to users' backups of their data stored on iCloud, or Google Drive.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 1

Facebook shows signs of life after hours-long outage

Following a major outage that brought down Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for nearly six hours on Monday, the social media giant's flagship services are lurching back to life.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 10

Facebook, Instagram, and other services seeing widespread outage [u]

Facebook and its various services — including Instagram and WhatsApp — are currently experiencing a widespread outage that is seemingly being caused by DNS problems.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 18

Mark Zuckerberg may have lied to Congress about who can see WhatsApp messages

The Facebook-owned WhatsApp regularly boasts of using end-to-end encryption and keeping communications between users private, but a report alleges that some monitoring of messages does take place, and that Mark Zuckerberg may not have told the truth to the U.S. Senate.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 14

WhatsApp hit with record $267 million fine in Ireland

Ireland has issued its highest ever fine for breaches of GDPR privacy regulations — and Europe's second highest — to Facebook-owned WhatsApp.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 4

WhatsApp beta reveals native iPad app is on the way

WhatsApp is working on adding multi-device support, with a beta of the messaging app revealing it will finally work on an iPad, years after the service's launch.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 5

WhatsApp to enable chat history transfers between iOS and Android

WhatsApp on Wednesday announced an upcoming feature that will allow users to transfer chat histories between iOS to Android, effectively relieving a major pain point for users attempting to switch platforms.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 0

WhatsApp latest to pile on Apple over Child Safety tools

WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart on Friday dinged Apple's plan to roll out new Child Safety features that scan user photos to find offending images, the latest in a string of criticism from tech experts who suggest the system flouts user privacy.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 25

WhatsApp CEO takes issue with NSO's denials of iPhone Pegasus hacks

WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart has problems with the NSO Group taking no responsibility for surveillance and hacking of journalist and activist iPhones and other devices.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 10

WhatsApp beta-tests group call and banned account review changes on iOS

WhatsApp is testing ways to make it easier for banned accounts to ask for a review on iOS, at the same time as making changes to calls so that a user can easily join a group call.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 0

WhatsApp won't limit accounts that don't accept new privacy policy

WhatsApp is no longer going to limit the accounts of users who do not accept the updated privacy policy, with the Facebook-owned iOS app now saying it wont be harming anyone's usage of the service for the moment.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 17

WhatsApp will disable messages unless users agree to new privacy policy

WhatsApp users who don't agree to the Facebook-owned service's updated privacy policy face the possibility of losing the ability to send or receive messages through the iPhone app.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 25

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

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