Banks face a WhatsApp reckoning as regulators clamp down on messaging apps
Financial institutions are being hit with millions of dollars in fines from regulators concerned about the use of messaging apps.
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WhatsApp Communities enters workplace, unites multiple teams chats in one place
WhatsApp, the popular messaging app for consumers, has also found its way into workplace communications because of of its ease of use.
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Meta's Workplace touts upcoming WhatsApp integration for frontline workers
With frontline workers more disconnected than ever from organisations, Workplace aims to bridge that divide with an upcoming WhatsApp integration.
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WhatsApp security breach may have targeted human rights groups
WhatsApp said that a security breach on its messaging app had signs of coming from a government using surveillance technology developed by a private company and may have targeted human rights groups.
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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp suffer outages
Facebook said it restored services on Sunday after some users could not access its social networking site, photo-sharing network Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp.
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ACCC to determine if MTAS should be regulated
The consumer watchdog has commenced a public inquiry that will decide if MTAS declaration should be extended, changed or simply quashed.
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Facebook targets Microsoft and Slack with improved business tools
Facebook announces a way to plug business tools into the social network’s office collaboration service, to catch up with competitors such as Slack and Microsoft.
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How one government is building a WhatsApp alternative to combat privacy concerns
French government building its own encrypted messenger service to ease fears that foreign entities could spy on private conversations between officials.
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WhatsApp turns its attention to business
With WhatsApp Business, the company could be eyeing future collaboration efforts.
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WhatsApp turns on end-to-end encryption
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has strengthened the encryption of its widely used instant messaging app, a development that in theory makes it harder for law enforcement to gain access to communications.
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New trojanised adware means Android users may have to bin their phones
Android users have long been warned of the dangers of downloading applications for their devices through third party stores, some so bad that they 'root' the device - needing expert attention, or even worse, forcing users to replace their phones altogether.
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Revealed: The top 10 apps that companies hate
Companies are wary about what employees are doing on their smartphones. Be it data loss or time-wasting, a growing number of employers are actively stopping staff from using certain apps on company-controlled devices.
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Will Facebook envy wreck Twitter?
There's never been anything quite like Facebook. As a company, Facebook specializes in collecting, hoarding, keeping and engaging users. As a social network, it dominates the market with the largest user base. Facebook has a monopoly as the social network of choice for friends and families.
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AT&T, WhatsApp get low marks from EFF for data disclosure policies
The Electronic Frontier Foundation released the latest version of its annual "Who Has Your Back" report on tech companies' data disclosure policies Wednesday afternoon, giving perfect five-star ratings to companies including Apple, Adobe, Dropbox and Yahoo.
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Hallmark's new eCard mobile app hopes to target 'soulless' interactions
Hallmark, one of the world's oldest and best-known greeting card companies, launched its first Hallmark eCard app for the iPhone and iPad on Thursday.
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