One call on WhatsApp is enough to establish surveillance
What is known about the new WhatsApp vulnerability Reliable information about the situation is in somewhat short supply at this point. What is known is that a specially crafted call…
Zuckerberg plans to unify WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger’s underlying messaging infrastructure
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly planning to to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger’s underlying technical infrastructure, allowing people to communicate across the platforms for the first time. According…
China partially blocks WhatsApp messaging app
Messaging app WhatsApp was reportedly partially blocked by China preventing its users in sending text messages, photos and videos. This is part of China’s censorship crackdown. WhatsApp is owned by…
WhatsApp back in service after global outage
WhatsApp is back in service after it suffered a widespread global outage that lasted for several hours. It was not clear as to what is the reason behind the outage…
Encryption the rage, email missing in conversation
There is and always has been an inherent tension between an individual’s right to data privacy and wider security concerns. This is unlikely to change, although the priority may…