These messaging apps are safe from all of the CIA’s known hacking tools
News organization have been abuzz this week following the release of a new WikiLeaks document dump detailing the hacking tools used by the CIA to spy …
Facebook copies Snapchat again with a ‘new’ WhatsApp feature
Today, WhatsApp announced that it’s adding a new feature, called Status, to its notorious app. The feature goes into beta in France and the Netherlands …
WhatsApp begins rolling out two-factor authentication to all users
WhatsApp just became a safer chat platform on Friday as two-step verification (the company’s phrase for two-factor authentication) has finally been added to the popular app. …
WhatsApp vulnerability: Encryption backdoor or convenience feature?
The government, it turns out, could intercept WhatsApp texts if it wanted to, a new report revealed a few days ago. That’s even if Facebook’s …
Whatsapp bug allows viewing of encrypted messages
Whatsapp’s messaging app supposedly ensures strong end-to-end encryption, with the idea being that only the people involved in a conversation will ever be able to …
Hackers have a new way to steal your banking login using WhatsApp
Hackers are targeting unsuspecting users with a new type of mobile virus that spreads through legitimate-looking word documents sent via WhatsApp, which could then steal sensitive …
EU goes after Facebook for misleading information during WhatsApp purchase
WhatsApp represents one of Facebook’s most important acquisitions and a very costly one. It’s also one of the most popular messaging applications out there, having …
What if one of Gmail’s coolest features came to chat apps?
How many times have you sent a message to the wrong person and wished you could take it back? There’s a neat feature inside Gmail that lets …
These are the versions of iOS and Android that WhatsApp will no longer support in 2017
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps on smartphones today, and it’s available on virtually every mobile operating system. Because of that, the …
You can apparently force Facebook to stop collecting WhatsApp data
If you’re living in Europe and you’re unhappy with the fact that Facebook-owned WhatsApp started sharing data with its parent company in spite of saying …
WhatsApp finally receives support for video calling
It took WhatsApp long enough, but the feature you may have been waiting for is finally here: free video chatting for all. Just like any …
WhatsApp finally lets iPhone users share GIFs
Sharing GIFs, short videos, and Live Photos is now possible in WhatsApp, as long as you have an iPhone. The functionality is built in other …
How to stop WhatsApp from sharing your personal data with Facebook
WhatsApp will start sharing data with its parent company Facebook shortly, in spite of the promises the company made when it was first acquired. Facebook will …
WhatsApp lied, of course it will share user data with Facebook
WhatsApp users were rattled more than two years ago when they heard Facebook was ready to pay $19 billion to buy the popular messaging app. …
WhatsApp doesn’t delete your chats securely, but don’t freak out just yet
If you’re looking for fully encrypted chat apps, then WhatsApp is one app to consider. Installed by more than one billion users, the app offers …
This magic chat app puts Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Skype all in one place
I spend a significant portion of my day swapping between messaging apps: Slack for work, Facebook Messenger for friends in the US and WhatsApp for friends …
ISIS is using encrypted apps for sex slave trade
Much has been written about ISIS using encrypted devices to plan and coordinate highly sophisticated terror attacks in the western world as well as in …
Leak reveals the next big new features coming to WhatsApp
One of the most popular cross-platform messaging app around, Facebook’s WhatsApp, is about to get a whole lot better. A new report says that a …
Hackers can read your WhatsApp and Telegram chats if they wanted to
WhatsApp has recently announced that all its chats are protected by end-to-end encryption, meaning that only the sender and receiver will be able to read the …
Video calling will be coming to WhatsApp sometime soon
Video calling has been the big capability missing from WhatsApp’s repertoire in the past, but it looks like that is all about to change. Over …
WhatsApp just released desktop apps for Windows and Mac
WhatsApp has been a smartphone-only messaging program for ever, but that changes today. There’s now desktop clients for both Windows and OS X, in addition …
Meet Rep. Ted Lieu, a Congressman who says encryption is a ‘national security priority’
Ted Lieu is one of the few bona fide computer geeks in Congress. Even if you didn’t already know the California Democrat is one of …
WhatsApp shows why the FBI’s fight against encryption is doomed
The FBI took on Apple and lost, but it’s still looking for ways to persuade tech companies to give it back doors to encrypted devices. …
15 WhatsApp tips, tricks and hacks to help you text like a pro
Earlier this week, Facebook announced that its WhatsApp messenger app now has more than one billion users, an impressive number considering that Facebook Messenger has …
Gmail and WhatsApp each have more than 1 billion active monthly users
Not many companies can brag with such successful apps, but Google and Facebook are no ordinary online services providers. Both Gmail and WhatsApp have more …
WhatsApp drops annual fee and goes free forever
Facebook’s WhatsApp instant messaging app for iPhone, Android and many other platforms including the web, is going free of charge, the company announced. That means you …
WhatsApp users need to know about these 2 key threats
More than 900 million people use WhatsApp on a regular basis, making the Facebook-owned app one of the most popular communication tools out there. WhatsApp …
Leak reveals the next major feature coming to WhatsApp
Facebook’s $22 billion WhatsApp deal bought it the most popular messaging app in the world, and the service has continued to grow since the record-setting deal …
ISIS Paris attackers used encrypted apps to communicate, investigators say
Officials involved in the ongoing investigation of the horrible ISIS attacks on Paris from mid-November have told the media that suspects have likely used encrypted …
WhatsApp for Android has a great new feature to help you save memories forever
Hundreds of millions of people around the world use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and loved ones. Now they’ll have a way to save …
