Privacy

Signal Back Up: Users May See Some Errors, Company Says Will Be Fixed in Next Update

Gadgets Staff With Inputs From Reuters | Sunday January 17, 2021

Signal said it had restored its services a day after the application faced technical difficulties as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp announced a controversial change in privacy terms.

"Like An Underdog Going Through Training...": Signal On Resuming Service

World News | Reuters | Sunday January 17, 2021

Signal said on Saturday it had restored its services a day after the application faced technical difficulties as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp announced a controversial change in privacy terms.

WhatsApp Delays New Privacy Policy, But It's Still Sharing Data With Facebook

Gopal Sathe | Sunday January 17, 2021

WhatsApp has been sharing metadata with Facebook for many years now, so it's new policy wouldn't have changed much for users. But that doesn't mean that people should not be concerned about their privacy.

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Roll Back Of WhatsApp Privacy Policy Changes

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 16, 2021

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking a direction to instant messaging platform WhatsApp to roll back its recently-launched new privacy policy on the ground that it is violative of laws and can impact the country's security.

WhatsApp Delays New Privacy Policy Till May 15 Amid Severe Criticism

Press Trust of India | Saturday January 16, 2021

WhatsApp announced delaying by three months the implementation of a new privacy policy that has faced massive backlash with tens of millions of its users moving from the platform to rivals like Signal and Telegram.

WhatsApp Delays Data-Sharing Change After Backlash

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 16, 2021

WhatsApp on Friday postponed a data-sharing change as users concerned about privacy fled the Facebook-owned messaging service and flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal.

Does WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Spell the End for Your Privacy?

Pranay Parab | Friday January 15, 2021

Is it time to delete WhatsApp and switch to Signal?

Signal Is Down Globally, COO Confirms This Is Due Huge Influx of Users

Gopal Sathe | Friday January 15, 2021

Signal app is down globally with thousands of users reporting errors on DownDetector — soon after millions of new users joined the app moving from WhatsApp.

Delhi High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Plea Against Whatsapp's Updated Privacy Policy

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 15, 2021

A Delhi High Court judge on Friday recused herself from hearing a plea challenging the updated privacy policy of messaging app WhatsApp.

Google Shores Up Fitbit Deal Amid Antitrust Concerns

Business | Edited by Nirmalya Sen | Friday January 15, 2021

Fitbit's 29 million users privacy will continue to be protected as per Google's agreement with international regulators

Researchers Explain How Locked Android, iOS Phone Encryption Gets Bypassed

Tasneem Akolawala | Friday January 15, 2021

New research conducted by Maximilian Zinkus, Tushar Jois, and Matthew Green, of Johns Hopkins University, shows our phones aren’t as secure as we think. In their analysis, they found that Apple does have a powerful and compelling set of security and privacy controls, backed and empowered by strong encryption. However, critical lack in coverage du...

Snapdeal, 4 Indian Shopping Complexes Figure In US Notorious Markets List

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 15, 2021

Snapdeal, one of India's largest e-commerce platforms, along with four Indian shopping complexes, two of them in New Delhi alone, have figured in the latest 2020 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy issued by the Office of the US Trade Representative.

WhatsApp Faces First Legal Challenge in India Over Updated Privacy Policy

Reuters | Friday January 15, 2021

WhatsApp's updated privacy policy verges on user surveillance and threatens India's security, a petition filed in an Indian court said, presenting another legal challenge for the Facebook-owned messenger.

WhatsApp's New Policy Violates Right To Privacy: Plea In Delhi High Court

India News | ANI | Thursday January 14, 2021

An advocate has moved the Delhi High Court seeking direction for an injunction against WhatsApp's new privacy policy with immediate effect, stressing that the messaging app's updated policy violates Right to Privacy.

Asus ExpertBook B9, Asus BR1100C, Asus ExpertCenter D7, More Laptops Unveiled at CES 2021

Tasneem Akolawala | Thursday January 14, 2021

Asus ExpertBook B1 is powered by the 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor paired with up to Intel Iris Xe graphics (optional NVIDIA graphics), up to 2TB HDD and 1TB SSD, and up to 8GB RAM. There’s a 14-inch full-HD (1,920x1,080 pixels) display and the laptop runs on Windows 10 Pro.