The guidance stays straightforward: if you receive a message from an unknown number, don't engage. If the message claims to be from a relative, go directly to your own contacts to verify their ...

While we’ve seen no public instances of governments having a backdoor into WhatsApp, in May, the Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group was ordered to pay Meta $167 million after it hacked 1,400 of ...

The House is concerned about the lack of transparency in how WhatsApp handles user data. Meta claps back, saying it’s safer than the alternatives recommended by the House.

In 2022, WhatsApp and Google Play were banned by the Iranian government during nationwide protests after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Iran restored access to WhatsApp and ...

Even though WhatsApp has strong privacy and security features, it isn’t impenetrable – as Israel has previously shown.

WhatsApp has started testing threaded replies on iOS, a feature already in Android beta, to help users follow multiple ...

Learn what makes Bitchat stand out compared to other messaging apps including WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.

It ends WhatsApp’s decade-plus run of offering an ad-free messaging and calling experience. Meta, which acquired WhatsApp in 2014, attempted to justify the decision by saying ads will be sequestered ...

With “Private Message summaries” WhatsApp introduces a new AI function that summarizes unread messages. The technology wants ...

Key Takeaways WhatsApp Web allows you to chat directly through any web browser.The setup process takes less than two minutes ...

Meta’s messaging platform joins growing list of restricted applications as officials cite data transparency issues ...