Newly revealed documents show that Open Whisper Systems (OWS) – maker of the encrypted chat app Signal – was secretly subpoenaed by the Feds earlier this year. Besides its own chat app, OWS is the force behind the Signal Protocol, which powers the encryption built into WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Google’s Allo. Read More
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the U.K. has handed a record fine to telecoms company TalkTalk for the data breach suffered in October 2015. The ICO, whose investigation focused on TalkTalk’s compliance with the United Kingdom’s Data Protection Act, decided to issue a £400,000 ($510,000) fine after concluding that the company failed to properly […]
In the backdrop of WhatsApp new privacy policies being forced on its users — the user’s trust on Facebook has eroded. This article highlights why WhatsApp users have a reason to distrust Facebook. Finally, the privacy policy changes of using WhatsApp users’ phone numbers with Facebook, helping it to target advertisements and friend recommendations across […]
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