Back in May, while most Facebook-related reports still talked about the then-recent Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook quietly confirmed that a new unit led by former Messenger chief David Marcus would explore blockchain technologies. >>
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Facebook will let you unsend that dumb thing you just sent on Messenger
One of Gmail’s best features is the ability to unsend emails. Made a mistake? No problem, you’ve got a few seconds to undo it and make sure to fix any mistakes before you >>
Beware: Those free WhatsApp backups on Google Drive aren’t encrypted
A few days ago, we learned that Facebook and Google partnered to offer users free Google Drive backups for WhatsApp chats. That’s a great offer if you have a ton of content saved >>
WhatsApp gets free backups on Google Drive in November
WhatsApp is one of the most popular mobile chat apps in the world with over 1.5 billion daily active users and more than 60 billion messages sent per day, according to data released >>
Group FaceTime is coming this fall, but WhatsApp’s group video chat is available right now
After promising at Facebook’s FB conference a few months ago that it would be coming soon, WhatsApp announced today that starting this week, users can make group voice and video calls with up >>
Facebook talks up end-to-end encryption, but still won’t use it on Messenger
News broke out a few days ago that the WhatsApp co-founder that’s still working for Facebook will leave the company soon over various differences with Facebook’s vision for WhatsApp that include monetization and >>
Police extracted fingerprints from WhatsApp photos to convict drug dealers
Law enforcement officials have been complaining for quite a while now that encrypted devices and encrypted chat apps are slowing down investigations. Key evidence that could be used in criminal cases is protected >>
WhatsApp cofounder and Facebook-made billionaire tells people to delete Facebook
The most important thing happening in tech right now is Facebook. The revelations coming from Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie have been quite damaging for the world’s largest social network. Facebook is facing >>
