Artificially intelligent internet bots can now produce extremely realistic-looking photographs almost instantly, with the best contender in the space being Midjourney AI. AI and intelligent software have advanced recently, particularly in the areas of art, design, and photography. Even Google is working on a cutting-edge AI system that can produce hyper-realistic graphics using only simple […]
According to the New York Times, Facebook’s parent company Meta Inc is reaching to acquire ‘deep compatibility’ with blockchain technology, revealed in a letter from an official executive sent to employees. In the letter, the soon-to-be Meta’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Andrew Bosworth, informed his employees that the company is structuring its future vision for […]
WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging that information for European users, after Irish regulators slapped the chat service with a record fine for breaching strict EU data privacy rules. Starting Monday, WhatsApp’s privacy policy will be reorganized to provide more information on the data it collects and how it’s used. […]
Facebook announced Thursday deployment news of WhatsApp’s end-to-end encrypted chat backups for iOS and Android devices. For years, the social networking company provided end-to-end encryption to its messaging platforms. However, with its last encrypted edition, users can obtain a mirrored level of security coding with the devices’ backup. The recently added feature will be slowly […]
WhatsApp unveiled on Wednesday a new media feature labelled “view once” allowing photos and videos to disappear automatically after being seen by their receiver. The Facebook-owned messaging app promoted the new feature as a privacy tool. “New feature alert! You can now send photos and videos that disappear after they’ve been opened via View Once on WhatsApp, giving you more control over your chats privacy!” said the company in a tweet. The “view […]
Facebook and its subsidiary WhatsApp are developing two separate new updates. The features will support multidevice services on the instant messaging app and enhance experts’ profiles on Facebook groups. WhatsApp announced on Wednesday that it’s testing a multidevice service that works without a phone connected to the internet. “Each companion device will connect to your WhatsApp independently,” said the messaging platform in a statement. The new update enables WhatsApp users to use this service on […]
Facebook and WhatsApp are currently testing two separate new updates, that will look to make both platforms a safer space for people to network, while the latter focuses more on its video-sharing quality. WhatsApp Messenger, a subsidiary of Facebook since 2014, is developing a new feature allowing users to control the quality of videos sent […]
In a controversial move, popular instant messaging app WhatsApp have changed their privacy policy to allow Facebook – its parent company – to forcefully collect private user data such as phone numbers, payment info, location, and more. Users who refuse to comply with the updated policy – that will come into effect as of February […]
It seems that the two-factor authentications system is not a reliable method that will prevent hackers to sweep into users’ conversations. Recently, Roland Abi Najem, Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation Consultant, found a bug in the WhatsApp two-step verification code system. On July 18, 2020, someone attempted to hack Abi Najem’s WhatsApp account. On July 21, […]
On June 15, 2020, WhatsApp launched digital payment in Brazil- the second largest market for the messaging app. A month prior to its launch, WhatsApp started a small test of the service. Unfortunately, Brazilians did not have plenty of time to enjoy the service as it was shut down a week after it has been […]