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[Link] WhatsApp criticised for plan to allow messages to disappear after 24 hours
Read: 6/12/2021 www.theguardian.com
WhatsApp users are to be given the option to have their messages disappear after 24 hours, a change that drew immediate criticism from children’s charities. In a blog post announcing the change, WhatsApp, which has 2 billion users, said its mission was to “connect the world privately”.
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[Link] Operation Ironside nets 18 more suspects as police seize guns and drugs
Read: 2/12/2021 www.abc.net.au
Another 18 men have been arrested in South Australia as part of ongoing Operation Ironside investigations, including two who have been charged with false imprisonment.
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[Link] Court Throws Out Messages Obtained by FBI Honeypot Phone Company Anom
Read: 30/11/2021 www.vice.com
On Tuesday a Finnish court ruled that chat messages secretly gathered by the FBI from encrypted phone company Anom can’t be used as evidence against two particular suspects, according to a report from Finnish outlet Iltalehti.
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[Link] Air Force Spent Millions on Encrypted App Wickr
Read: 29/11/2021 www.vice.com
The U.S. Air Force has spent millions of dollars on licenses from encrypted chat platform Wickr, according to Air Force documents and public procurement records reviewed by Motherboard. The documents further solidify Wickr’s position as a preferred tool of the U.S. government and military.
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[Link] The Secret to a Better Internet? Post Less, Chat More.
Read: 15/11/2021 www.nytimes.com
One of the web’s oldest functions remains one of its most powerful and promising. As we debate the negative effects of social media, consider the earliest and arguably most prevalent way that we use the internet to connect with other people: the chat.
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[Link] Discord Backs Off of Crypto After Entire Internet Yells at CEO
Read: 11/11/2021 www.vice.com
Earlier this week, Discord CEO Jason Citron posted a tweet teasing integration between the gaming-focused chat platform and Ethereum, setting off a total shitstorm.
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[Link] Yes, Mark Zuckerberg Sites Are Down
Read: 4/11/2021 www.gizmodo.com.au
It would appear that Messenger, as well as Instagram’s messaging function and other Facebook-owned services, are currently having trouble, as thousands of users report being unable to access the company’s platforms Wednesday.
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[Link] Cops Admit Sharing Images of Murdered Sisters on WhatsApp
Read: 2/11/2021 www.vice.com
Two Metropolitan police officers have admitted to taking, altering and sharing images of two sisters who were found dead in a London park this year.
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[Link] CIA Funding Arm Gave Encrypted App Wickr $1.6 Million
Read: 12/10/2021 www.vice.com
In-Q-Tel, a nonprofit investment firm started by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), recently poured more than $1.6 million into encrypted messaging platform Wickr, according to public disclosure records reviewed by Motherboard. The $1.
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[Link] Discord funding round values it at an eye-popping $15 billion
Read: 16/9/2021 www.pcgamer.com
Discord is so hot right now.
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[Link] People are chatting through your Microsoft Teams call? It's probably a good sign
Read: 15/8/2021 www.zdnet.com
If you've ever found yourself more interested in the chat than the presentation while on a Microsoft Teams video meeting, you're not alone. In fact, most of the people inside Microsoft are doing exactly the same thing, and they like it.
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[Link] Apple Introduces Parental Control Feature That Scans Messages for Nudity
Read: 5/8/2021 www.vice.com
Apple plans to introduce a new feature that would scan messages sent to and by child users of iPhones to determine if the images contain nudity, the company announced on Thursday. The move is a major development in the ongoing debate around privacy and the inspection of communications.
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[Link] Why You Should Switch From Android Messages Given Security Concerns
Read: 18/7/2021 www.forbes.com
Somewhat ironically, , Google seems yet again to have slipped by unnoticed. Now, hundreds of millions of Android users need to decide who they trust with their data, given recent harvesting revelations. Android Messages is trying to fix the major security holes in its architecture.
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