New Delhi | After the seven-day limit, WhatsApp is now testing and developing a Disappearing Message feature with the 24-hour option for personal and group chats. According to WABetaInfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp in Beta, revealed that the disappearing message feature will be available in a future update. “WhatsApp won’t replace the 7 days option, […]
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Delhi HC declines to set aside CCI probe into WhatsApp privacy policy
New Delhi | The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined to set aside the Competition Commission of India (CCI) order calling for an investigation into allegations of abuse of dominance levelled against WhatsApp in connection with its privacy policy. A single bench of Justice Navin Chawla said it did not find merit in the petition and […]
Instagram testing 3 new ‘like’ options to empower users
New Delhi | Facebook-owned Instagram is now testing a new feature that will give users more controls in the form of three options — select not to see like counts on anyones posts, turn them off for their own posts, or keep the original experience. According to The Verge, the company has announced a “small global […]
FB, Insta users can ask Oversight Board to purge harmful content
London | The independent Oversight Board on Tuesday announced it will begin accepting cases from Facebook and Instagram users who believe the company wrongfully allowed harmful content to remain on its platforms. The content eligible for review includes posts, status updates, photos, videos, comments, and shares. Decisions made through the Board’s independent judgment are binding on […]
Facebook to add labels to satire pages in News Feed
San Francisco | Fighting fake news is a complex job as users sometimes might confuse satirical content of a social media post to be the reality. To make things clearer, Facebook now wants to label certain posts. The social networking giant said it is already testing a way to give people more context about the Pages […]
Facebook won’t tell you if you’re part of massive data breach
New Delhi | Facebook is in no mood to notify those who were affected in a massive data breach involving 533 million users, including over 61 lakh Indians. The company, however, said that it has “made changes to the contact importer” to stop the scraping of the data which is old. “We have teams dedicated to […]
Android app offering free Netflix may steal your WhatsApp data
New Delhi | Cybersecurity researchers said on Wednesday that they have discovered a fake service app on Google Play Store that offers users view Netflix on their smartphones for free, while monitoring their WhatsApp notifications and sending automatic replies to incoming messages. Named ‘FlixOnline’, the hackers distributed the malware via malicious auto-replies to incoming WhatsApp messages, […]
WhatsApp rolls out ‘Vaccines for All’ sticker pack
New Delhi | Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday rolled out a new sticker pack — Vaccines for All — in association with the World Health Organization (WHO). The company said that these stickers offer people a fun and creative way to connect and privately express the joy and relief about the possibilities the Covid-19 vaccines offer along […]
WhatsApp tests chat history migration between iPhone, Android
San Francisco | Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reportedly testing the ability to easily migrate chat history between an iPhone and an Android device. According to a 9To5Google report, this feature is part of a strategic change in the WhatsApp app. The company had been exploring the possibility of using WhatsApp on multiple devices at the same time […]
Smartphone camera can help doctors measure pulse, breathing rate
Washington | Researchers have developed a method that uses the camera on a person’s smartphone or computer to take their pulse and respiration signal from a real-time video of their face. The development comes at a time when telehealth has become a critical way for doctors to provide health care while minimising in-person contact during Covid-19. […]