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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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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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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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Text triggers a lynching? WhatsApp struggles with incendiary messages in India
The essence of the message, written in Hindi, was that 500 people disguised as beggars were roaming the area so that they could kill people to harvest their organs.
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Police: WhatsApp text about land grabs & union strikes is fake
The message being circulated states that there will be land grabs from Wednesday onwards, culminating in a strike by all major unions next week.
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WhatsApp inches closer to revenue plan with accounts for businesses
The accounts are aimed at businesses that receive a high volume of WhatsApp messages and need help keeping up, WhatsApp Chief Operating Officer Matt Idema said.
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UK may use taxes to get tech giants to do more to fight extremism
Security minister Ben Wallace accused tech firms of being happy to sell people’s data but not to give it to the government.
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WhatsApp service resumes after worldwide outage
California-based WhatsApp, which Facebook Inc purchased for $19 billion in 2014, is among the most popular messaging services in the world.
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Afghanistan moves to block WhatsApp, Telegram messaging services
Use of social media and mobile instant messaging services has exploded in Afghanistan over recent years.
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WhatsApp back up after brief outage
Users across the world were unable to send messages due to a server that went down.
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WhatsApp back after global outage of 'a few hours'
The popular messaging service, owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday.
