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Delhi Man Outsmarts Scammer Using ChatGPT, Viral Post Shows Fraudster Begging For Mercy
The incident started when the man received a message on Facebook from someone impersonating his college senior, an IAS officer.
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WhatsApp Said to Be Testing Feature That Lets You Import Profile Photos from Facebook or Instagram
WhatsApp is said to be testing a new feature for its Android app which makes it easier to import profile photos from other existing social media accounts. According to a discovery by a feature tracker, the instant messaging client may bring support for directly importing profile pictures from other apps under Meta Platforms’ umbrella, such as Fac...
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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WhatsApp Verified Channel Badge Feature Reportedly in Development: How it Works
WhatsApp is developing the ability for businesses to display a verification badge on their channels. Spotted on the latest beta version of the app by a feature tracker, the chat application will soon let businesses set up a verified channel on WhatsApp. WhatsApp will switch over to blue verified check marks that are shown on Instagram and Facebook,...
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Twitter Down? Outage Reports of 'Over Capacity' From Parts of the Globe
Twitter is down for several users, according to user reports on downtime tracker Downdetector. Thousands of users have reported they are unable to access Twitter on the Web, mobile apps, and on TweetDeck. The service seems to be working normally in India — there were 477 reports on Downdetector India at 6:10pm — but other regions around the wor...
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Many of Top 100,000 Websites Found to Be Collecting Data Typed by Users Before Hitting 'Submit' Button
Some of the top 100,000 websites are collecting data from their online forms before you hit the Submit button, a study conducted by the researchers from Leuven, Radboud University, and University of Lausanne has shown.
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WhatsApp Group Polls Feature Spotted in Development on Latest iOS Beta
WhatsApp has been spotted working on a new group polls feature that could let users create polls and vote on them in a group. The feature is available in messaging services like Facebook Messenger, Threema, and Telegram. Like messages, attachments, and calls, group polls are also likely to be protected by end-to-end encryption. It is currently not ...
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WhatsApp Moderation Feature That Lets Group Admins Delete Messages for All Users Spotted
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a feature to allow admins to delete messages from group members, which is expected to arrive in an upcoming beta version of WhatsApp for iOS and Android. Rival Telegram already supports such a feature to remove members’ messages, while a screenshot shared by a feature tracker shows a placeholder message on WhatsA...
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Facebook, Google Face EUR 150-Million French Fine for Cookie Breaches
French data privacy watchdog CNIL said it had fined Google a record EUR 150 million (roughly Rs. 1,265 crore) for making it difficult for Internet users to refuse online trackers known as cookies.
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WhatsApp to Enable Multi-Device Support With End-to-End Encryption: Report
WhatsApp will bring multi-device support along with end-to-end encryption, according to WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggested the implementation in a private conversation earlier this month.
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Delhi Man Outsmarts Scammer Using ChatGPT, Viral Post Shows Fraudster Begging For Mercy
The incident started when the man received a message on Facebook from someone impersonating his college senior, an IAS officer.
-
WhatsApp Said to Be Testing Feature That Lets You Import Profile Photos from Facebook or Instagram
WhatsApp is said to be testing a new feature for its Android app which makes it easier to import profile photos from other existing social media accounts. According to a discovery by a feature tracker, the instant messaging client may bring support for directly importing profile pictures from other apps under Meta Platforms’ umbrella, such as Fac...
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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WhatsApp Verified Channel Badge Feature Reportedly in Development: How it Works
WhatsApp is developing the ability for businesses to display a verification badge on their channels. Spotted on the latest beta version of the app by a feature tracker, the chat application will soon let businesses set up a verified channel on WhatsApp. WhatsApp will switch over to blue verified check marks that are shown on Instagram and Facebook,...
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Twitter Down? Outage Reports of 'Over Capacity' From Parts of the Globe
Twitter is down for several users, according to user reports on downtime tracker Downdetector. Thousands of users have reported they are unable to access Twitter on the Web, mobile apps, and on TweetDeck. The service seems to be working normally in India — there were 477 reports on Downdetector India at 6:10pm — but other regions around the wor...
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Many of Top 100,000 Websites Found to Be Collecting Data Typed by Users Before Hitting 'Submit' Button
Some of the top 100,000 websites are collecting data from their online forms before you hit the Submit button, a study conducted by the researchers from Leuven, Radboud University, and University of Lausanne has shown.
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WhatsApp Group Polls Feature Spotted in Development on Latest iOS Beta
WhatsApp has been spotted working on a new group polls feature that could let users create polls and vote on them in a group. The feature is available in messaging services like Facebook Messenger, Threema, and Telegram. Like messages, attachments, and calls, group polls are also likely to be protected by end-to-end encryption. It is currently not ...
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WhatsApp Moderation Feature That Lets Group Admins Delete Messages for All Users Spotted
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a feature to allow admins to delete messages from group members, which is expected to arrive in an upcoming beta version of WhatsApp for iOS and Android. Rival Telegram already supports such a feature to remove members’ messages, while a screenshot shared by a feature tracker shows a placeholder message on WhatsA...
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Facebook, Google Face EUR 150-Million French Fine for Cookie Breaches
French data privacy watchdog CNIL said it had fined Google a record EUR 150 million (roughly Rs. 1,265 crore) for making it difficult for Internet users to refuse online trackers known as cookies.
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WhatsApp to Enable Multi-Device Support With End-to-End Encryption: Report
WhatsApp will bring multi-device support along with end-to-end encryption, according to WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggested the implementation in a private conversation earlier this month.
