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US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware
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2 days, 9 hours ago

US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware

Live Law  

In a summary judgment, Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the US District Court in Oakland, Northern District of California has found Israeli-mercenary's surveillance firm NSO Group Technologies liable for the hacking of Meta's Whatsapp through its state-of-the-art military-grade malware Pegasus. The Court has found that NSO violated the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, and Comprehensive Computer Data Access & Fraud Act …

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An AI-powered WhatsApp chatbot for Seamless Movie Discovery, Booking, and More
1 month ago

An AI-powered WhatsApp chatbot for Seamless Movie Discovery, Booking, and More

Deccan Chronicle  

PVR INOX Limited announced the launch of Movie Jockey, an AI-powered WhatsApp chatbot designed to elevate the movie discovery and booking experience for cinema enthusiasts across the country. “Accessibility and personalization are central to the Movie Jockey experience, reflecting our commitment to transforming the customer journey in a digital-first world,” said Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, Executive Director – PVR INOX. …

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Anti-trust regulator levy Rs 213 crore penalty on Meta for 'forcing' WhatsApp users to share data
1 month ago

Anti-trust regulator levy Rs 213 crore penalty on Meta for 'forcing' WhatsApp users to share data

New Indian Express  

The anti-trust regulator -Competition Commission of India -on Monday imposed a penalty of Rs 213 crore on US tech giant Meta, which owns and operates the messaging app WhatsApp, for abuse of its dominant position. As per the CCI order, Whatsapp in January 2021 notified users that they were required to accept the new terms of services and privacy policies, …

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WhatsApp Users Will Be Able To Make Calls And Send Messages To Other Apps: Will It Come To India?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

WhatsApp Users Will Be Able To Make Calls And Send Messages To Other Apps: Will It Come To India?

News 18  

WhatsApp has billions of users across the globe and India is one of its biggest markets. The messaging app will soon allow its users to chat or even make calls to those using other apps. That’s right, third-party interoperability will be available for WhatsApp users as it looks to comply with rules in select regions. Meta says it will inform …

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WhatsApp makes it easy for users to access their 'favourite' contacts: Details here
5 months ago

WhatsApp makes it easy for users to access their 'favourite' contacts: Details here

India TV News  

WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature for its billions of users across the world. WhatsApp has added a "Favourites" section, allowing users to designate favourite contacts and group chats for easier access. If you find this feature interesting and want to add contacts to “Favourites” section, here is a step-by-step guide on how you can do this. A step-by-step …

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Looking for parking spot: Here's how you can find one using Google Maps
5 months ago

Looking for parking spot: Here's how you can find one using Google Maps

India TV News  

In major Indian cities such as Delhi and Mumbai, finding parking can be extremely challenging. You can utilise Google Maps to locate available parking spaces. If you're interested in this feature, here's a step-by-step guide on how to find the nearest parking spot using Google Maps. A step-by-step guide on how to find nearest parking spot using Google Maps 1. …

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1.7 crore connections disconnected through fraud detection steps: DoT
7 months ago

1.7 crore connections disconnected through fraud detection steps: DoT

The Hindu  

As many as 1.7 crore telecom connections have been disconnected in the last four years till date as a result of inputs from the Sanchar Saathi portal set up by the Department of Telecommunications last year, as well as from inputs given by the Union Home Ministry, law enforcement agencies, and a facial recognition system called ASTR to deduplicate SIM …

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WhatsApp may soon allow admins to hide specific groups from the community list
7 months, 4 weeks ago

WhatsApp may soon allow admins to hide specific groups from the community list

India Today  

WhatsApp is working on a slew of new features to enhance productivity and user interface. In line with these updates, the Meta-owned instant messaging app is reportedly working on introducing a new feature for its community group chats. This feature will allow community admins to hide certain group chats from the list of community groups. Once the feature goes live, …

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Meta's millions lost: How much did Zuckerberg lose after Facebook, Instagram global outage
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta's millions lost: How much did Zuckerberg lose after Facebook, Instagram global outage

Hindustan Times  

Social media went dark on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024, as a major outage swept across Meta's platforms globally. The reason behind the Meta global outage All of Meta's owned social media platforms faced technical glitches, similar to those in 2021, resulting in a 7-hour outage. A Facebook insider informed DailyMail.com that their internal systems were down during the outage, with …

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Will WhatsApp users need to pay for cloud storage from June onwards?
11 months, 1 week ago

Will WhatsApp users need to pay for cloud storage from June onwards?

India TV News  

WhatsApp Cloud Storage Update: WhatsApp stands as a crucial app for most smartphone users, owned by Meta. No More Separate Free Storage on Google Drive Presently, WhatsApp users benefit from separate free space on Google Drive for chat and media backups. Beginning June 2024, Android users will be limited to 15GB of cloud storage for Gmail, Drive, and WhatsApp backups. …

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Want to backup your WhatsApp chats? Here is how you can do it by paying just Rs 35 per month
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Want to backup your WhatsApp chats? Here is how you can do it by paying just Rs 35 per month

India Today  

WhatsApp has allowed Android users to back-up their chats for free, without it eating away their free storage on Google Drive. You can get additional storage on Google Drive by paying just Rs 35 per month. However, Google is running a special discount right now in which you can get the basic plan for Rs 35, standard plan for Rs …

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How to share WhatsApp Status on Instagram Stories? Details
1 year ago

How to share WhatsApp Status on Instagram Stories? Details

India TV News  

Meta, the tech giant which owns three major social media platforms has come up with a new feature, enabling the user to share statuses, images, and videos uploaded on WhatsApp to Instagram now. The new feature will help users to share the same content across the platforms- WhatsApp and Instagram. A new button on the WhatsApp Chat tab As per …

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WhatsApp Adding Two Shortcuts To Quickly Lock Chats On iPhones: Here's How
1 year ago

WhatsApp Adding Two Shortcuts To Quickly Lock Chats On iPhones: Here's How

News 18  

The Meta-owned instant messaging application WhatsApp is releasing two shortcuts to quickly lock chats, allowing users to to quickly lock chats directly from the chat list. “After installing the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.24.10.78 update, which is available on the TestFlight app, we discovered that WhatsApp is rolling out these shortcuts to the iOS app as well,” WABetaInfo reported. …

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WhatsApp users will now be able to backup only limited chats on Google Drive, here is why
1 year, 1 month ago

WhatsApp users will now be able to backup only limited chats on Google Drive, here is why

India Today  

In 2018, WhatsApp signed an agreement with Google to provide unlimited cloud backups completely free of charge in Google Drive. This move offered a welcome respite for users who were previously constrained by Google Drive's storage limit, allowing them to manage their photos, documents, and WhatsApp backups more effectively. However, this convenience is now coming to an end, as Google …

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WhatsApp's latest feature: Forward and rewind videos - Explained
1 year, 1 month ago

WhatsApp's latest feature: Forward and rewind videos - Explained

India TV News  

WhatsApp New Feature: In a welcome development for WhatsApp users, the popular messaging application owned by Meta is rolling out an exciting new feature related to videos. The New Video Skip Feature According to WABetaInfo, the feature has been discovered in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android update, version 2.23.24.6, which is now available on the Google Play Store. With …

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WhatsApp enhances chat privacy with upcoming secret code feature: Know how it works
1 year, 2 months ago

WhatsApp enhances chat privacy with upcoming secret code feature: Know how it works

India TV News  

WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging platform owned by Meta, is reportedly developing a new feature that allows users to set a secret code for locked chats. A screenshot shared in the report revealed WhatsApp's plan to introduce a feature allowing users to configure a secret code for locked chats. This development follows WhatsApp's earlier hint at a custom password feature …

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72 Lakh Bad WhatsApp Accounts In India Were Banned In July 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

72 Lakh Bad WhatsApp Accounts In India Were Banned In July 2023

News 18  

WhatsApp banned a record of over 72 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of July, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. The most popular messaging platform, which has over 500 million users in the country, received another record 11,067 complaint reports in July in the country, and the records “actioned” were 72. “Accounts Actioned” denotes reports …

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WhatsApp enhancing account security with Passkey feature in Android Beta
1 year, 4 months ago

WhatsApp enhancing account security with Passkey feature in Android Beta

India TV News  

WhatsApp, a subsidiary of Meta, is reportedly in the process of developing a new passkey feature for account verification on its Android beta version. Recently, it was also revealed that WhatsApp is introducing an admin review feature for group chats in its Android beta version. In the previous month, the platform introduced safety tools for managing messages from unknown phone …

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New admin review feature now on WhatsApp Android beta: Know how it works
1 year, 4 months ago

New admin review feature now on WhatsApp Android beta: Know how it works

India TV News  

WhatsApp, an instant messaging platform owned by Meta, is introducing a new admin review feature for group chats on its Android beta version. The new admin review feature allows group admins to monitor the group, even when they are not actively present. Currently available to some beta testers who have installed the latest WhatsApp beta for Android update, the admin …

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SafeChat- Fake Android Chat App used by hackers to target WhatsApp users in India
1 year, 4 months ago

SafeChat- Fake Android Chat App used by hackers to target WhatsApp users in India

India TV News  

Hackers are exploiting WhatsApp users in South Asia, particularly in India, by using a fake Android chat app named 'SafeChat' to steal data through malicious payloads delivered via WhatsApp chat. The app's deceptive user interface tricks users into believing its authenticity while extracting crucial information before users realize it is a fake app. Image Source : PIXABAYWhatsApp Cyfirma reported that …

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WhatsApp scammers draining money? Here’s methods to safeguard your account
1 year, 4 months ago

WhatsApp scammers draining money? Here’s methods to safeguard your account

Live Mint  

India is one of the country that adopts technology faster than most of the global competitors. To educate and protect citizens against possible online scams, Kolkata Police cyber cell has begun an awareness program on social media platforms, reported Indian Express. According to the report, police said that the scammers made use of World Yoga Day 2023 momentum and targeted …

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WhatsApp rolls out support for Wear OS smartwatches. Here's how it works
1 year, 5 months ago

WhatsApp rolls out support for Wear OS smartwatches. Here's how it works

Live Mint  

Meta-owned WhatsApp has announced the expansion of its services to Wear OS smartwatches, allowing users convenient access to the instant messaging app directly from their wrists, reported NDTV. As per the report from the publication, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the much-anticipated arrival of WhatsApp support for Wear OS on Wednesday. As of now, there has been no official statement …

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WhatsApp releases new QR code-based chat transfer feature .
1 year, 5 months ago

WhatsApp releases new QR code-based chat transfer feature .

The Hindu  

WhatsApp has released a new feature that will make it easier for users to access their chats while switching devices. The new functionality will aid users in transferring their WhatsApp chat history, between two devices on the same operating system. The chat transfer feature is said to be more efficient than backing up and restoring your chat history, and will …

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WhatsApp users can now transfer chats from one phone to another simply by scanning a QR code
1 year, 5 months ago

WhatsApp users can now transfer chats from one phone to another simply by scanning a QR code

India Today  

In a recent announcement, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed an upcoming feature that will make transferring WhatsApp messages and large attachments between phones running the same operating system a breeze. This new chat transfer feature bypasses the need for cloud backups by simply scanning a QR code displayed on your old phone with your new device. With the new chat …

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