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How to renew your car licence via WhatsApp
A new service called ChatBack allows South African car owners to renew their car licence on WhatsApp in a few simple steps.
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It all started here! EWN’s award-winning WhatsApp newsletter comes to an end
On 1 November 2019, Eyewitness News will be closing its much-loved WhatsApp newsletter.
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CARTOON: WhatsApp Stokvel
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WhatsApp stokvels: How fraudsters use group chats to steal money
Most of them are managed by unknown administrators who facilitate the exchange of money.
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Facebook services back online after worldwide outage
A Facebook spokesperson, also speaking on behalf of Instagram and WhatsApp, explained that a 'routine maintenance operation' accidentally triggered a bug that made it difficult for users to upload or send photos and videos, US media reported.
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Is your WhatsApp hacked? Here is how to find out
The spyware can easily trawl through calls, texts and other data.
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WhatsApp urges users to upgrade app after report of spyware attack
The Financial Times reported that a vulnerability in WhatsApp allowed attackers to inject spyware on phones by ringing up targets using the app’s phone call function.
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Facebook rejects co-founder call for breakup, senator urges US antitrust probe
Facebook has been under scrutiny from regulators around the world over data sharing practices as well as hate speech and misinformation on its networks.
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WhatsApp allows users to control who can add them to group chats
The company says a user inviting another to a group will be prompted to send a private invite, giving the recipient the choice of joining the group.
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JHB residents can now report reckless driving on WhatsApp hotline
The pilot project has already kicked off, with the City receiving 21 complaints on Wednesday.
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Facebook's WhatsApp limits text forwards to five recipients to curb rumours
The five-recipient limit expands globally a measure WhatsApp put into place in India in July after the spread of rumours on social media led to killings and lynching attempts.
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Social media in the spotlight in Brazil presidential race
Facebook and its WhatsApp messenger service, hugely popular in the Latin American nation, have been thrust into the spotlight for being used to traffick in disinformation.
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WhatsApp dirty tricks alleged in Brazil presidential race
Ordinary Brazilians told AFP that some in their families or entourage swallowed some misinformation from WhatsApp but denied they themselves were being influenced.
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Facebook's WhatsApp says has fixed video call security bug
A WhatsApp employee familiar with dealing of the issue said there was no evidence that hackers actually exploited the bug to launch attacks.
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WhatsApp co-founder Acton flags tensions with Zuckerberg: Forbes
Facebook-owned Instagram’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger were the latest senior executives to leave the social media company on Monday, with many media reports saying friction with Zuckerberg had caused the departures.
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[LISTEN] Consumers may soon be able to pay bills, shop through WhatsApp
WhatsApp recently released code which made paying bills and making online purchases via the social media platform possible.
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Greenpeace’s saints and sinners in the tech world
For the whole of 2017, it generated 43% of its power from wind turbines and hopes to push that up to 50%.
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Indian police arrest 25 in latest WhatsApp rumour-led lynching
The killing of Mohammed Azam was the latest in a series of assaults triggered by false messages about child abductors spread through WhatsApp.
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WhatsApp launches Indian media blitz to dispel fake news woes
Beatings and deaths triggered by false incendiary messages in India, WhatsApp’s biggest market with more than 200 million users, caused a public relations nightmare.
