#Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger are down (Update: they’re back)

#Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger are down (Update: they’re back)

“#Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger are down (Update: they’re back)” Update (7:30 PM CET): The services seem to be returning to normal now. Hope you enjoyed the break. Our original report follows. WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger have gone down for users around the world. Thousands of users have reported problems accessing the Facebook-owned apps to…

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#WhatsApp goes ahead with controversial privacy policy update

#WhatsApp goes ahead with controversial privacy policy update

“#WhatsApp goes ahead with controversial privacy policy update” WhatsApp is pressing ahead with a privacy policy update that sparked a backlash last month — but it promised to give people plenty of time to review the changes. The messaging service took another crack at reassuring users that the update would not let Facebook, its parent company,…

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#Pardon the Intrusion #35: WhatsApp’s Messaging Mess

#Pardon the Intrusion #35: WhatsApp’s Messaging Mess

“#Pardon the Intrusion #35: WhatsApp’s Messaging Mess” Subscribe to this bi-weekly newsletter here! Welcome to the latest edition of Pardon The Intrusion, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter in which we explore the wild world of security. Well, that escalated quickly. After alerting users of a change in privacy policy earlier this month and kicking up a storm,…

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#India wants WhatsApp to retract its controversial privacy policy

#India wants WhatsApp to retract its controversial privacy policy

“#India wants WhatsApp to retract its controversial privacy policy” After user backlash, governments are also joining in criticizing WhatsApp’s controversial privacy policy change. Today, the Indian government asked the app to withdraw its new policy. In a letter addressed to the WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said that these “unilateral changes…

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