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Hyderabad Cop Video-Calls Woman, Then Dies By Suicide
Citing preliminary inquiries, police said that he died by suicide after becoming distressed over issues related to his proposed marriage.
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Session Is a Blockchain-Based Private Messenger That Uses Decentralised Server Nodes To Ensure Anonymity
Essentially a fork of Signal, Session is an open-source messaging app by the Loki Foundation, an NGO based out of Australia.
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WhatsApp Reacts to Criticism Over Privacy, Alleges Zomato, Ola, Aarogya Setu Collect Same or More Data: Report
WhatsApp has said in its response to the petition filed against its privacy policy update in the Delhi High Court that companies like Big Basket, Koo, Ola, Truecaller, and Zomato as well as the government’s contact tracing app Aarogya Setu have similar privacy policies and collect same or even more data, according to a report.
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Signal Beta v5.5.0 Update Brings Ability to Quickly Migrate Chats to New Phone: Report
Signal now lets users securely migrate chats to their new phones using local and secure Wi-Fi connections.
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Signal App Getting Features That Mimic WhatsApp Experience
Signal appears to have started developing a range of features that are already available on WhatsApp. One of the changes that closely mimic WhatsApp is the support for chat wallpapers. Signal is also bringing an ‘About’ status option.
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WeChat Monitors Files Shared by International Users to Bolster Censorship in China, Says Citizen Lab
Research group that found the Pegasus attack in WhatsApp, says WeChat has a system to monitor non-China accounts to censor documents and images for its Chinese users.
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WhatsApp Can Be Good for Your Health, Researchers Find
A study found that the more time people spent on WhatsApp per day, the less lonely they were and the higher their self-esteem.
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Mumbai-Based Flock Continues to Target Slack, Bets on Automation Instead of Bots
After a couple of years of free service aimed at growth, Flock has finally launched a paid version, and according to the company, that's growing fast.
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Paytm Launches 'Inbox', a Full-Fledged Chat Platform That Preempts WhatsApp's Payments Entry
Paytm's new chat functionality has all of WhatsApp's latest features, and payments. How does it measure up?
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Five Annoying Habits That Make You Look Like a Technology Douche
We make an attempt at laying out the basics of technology etiquette everyone should follow.
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Hike Messenger Gets Video Calling, Starting With Android App
The beta version of the service was being tested in September, and has now started rolling out to the entire user base, starting with Android users.
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WhatsApp Can't Share Data With Facebook Collected Before Sep 25: High Court
Instant messaging platform WhatsApp has been asked by the Delhi High Court to not share user information existing up to September 25 with its parent Facebook when its new privacy policy comes into effect.
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Google's Allo and Duo Apps: Everything You Need to Know
The search giant has introduced two apps at Google I/O in California.
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WhatsApp for Desktop Is Hardly Anything to Be Excited About
The most popular messaging app now has desktop versions for Windows and OS X. We see what the fuss is about.
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WhatsApp, FB Messenger, Hangouts, Slack, and More in One Chat App
We take a look at a new desktop app developed by a two-man team to serve all your messaging needs for Windows, OS X and Linux.
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Hyderabad Cop Video-Calls Woman, Then Dies By Suicide
Citing preliminary inquiries, police said that he died by suicide after becoming distressed over issues related to his proposed marriage.
-
Session Is a Blockchain-Based Private Messenger That Uses Decentralised Server Nodes To Ensure Anonymity
Essentially a fork of Signal, Session is an open-source messaging app by the Loki Foundation, an NGO based out of Australia.
-
WhatsApp Reacts to Criticism Over Privacy, Alleges Zomato, Ola, Aarogya Setu Collect Same or More Data: Report
WhatsApp has said in its response to the petition filed against its privacy policy update in the Delhi High Court that companies like Big Basket, Koo, Ola, Truecaller, and Zomato as well as the government’s contact tracing app Aarogya Setu have similar privacy policies and collect same or even more data, according to a report.
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Signal Beta v5.5.0 Update Brings Ability to Quickly Migrate Chats to New Phone: Report
Signal now lets users securely migrate chats to their new phones using local and secure Wi-Fi connections.
-
Signal App Getting Features That Mimic WhatsApp Experience
Signal appears to have started developing a range of features that are already available on WhatsApp. One of the changes that closely mimic WhatsApp is the support for chat wallpapers. Signal is also bringing an ‘About’ status option.
-
WeChat Monitors Files Shared by International Users to Bolster Censorship in China, Says Citizen Lab
Research group that found the Pegasus attack in WhatsApp, says WeChat has a system to monitor non-China accounts to censor documents and images for its Chinese users.
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WhatsApp Can Be Good for Your Health, Researchers Find
A study found that the more time people spent on WhatsApp per day, the less lonely they were and the higher their self-esteem.
-
Mumbai-Based Flock Continues to Target Slack, Bets on Automation Instead of Bots
After a couple of years of free service aimed at growth, Flock has finally launched a paid version, and according to the company, that's growing fast.
-
Paytm Launches 'Inbox', a Full-Fledged Chat Platform That Preempts WhatsApp's Payments Entry
Paytm's new chat functionality has all of WhatsApp's latest features, and payments. How does it measure up?
-
Five Annoying Habits That Make You Look Like a Technology Douche
We make an attempt at laying out the basics of technology etiquette everyone should follow.
-
Hike Messenger Gets Video Calling, Starting With Android App
The beta version of the service was being tested in September, and has now started rolling out to the entire user base, starting with Android users.
-
WhatsApp Can't Share Data With Facebook Collected Before Sep 25: High Court
Instant messaging platform WhatsApp has been asked by the Delhi High Court to not share user information existing up to September 25 with its parent Facebook when its new privacy policy comes into effect.
-
Google's Allo and Duo Apps: Everything You Need to Know
The search giant has introduced two apps at Google I/O in California.
-
WhatsApp for Desktop Is Hardly Anything to Be Excited About
The most popular messaging app now has desktop versions for Windows and OS X. We see what the fuss is about.
-
WhatsApp, FB Messenger, Hangouts, Slack, and More in One Chat App
We take a look at a new desktop app developed by a two-man team to serve all your messaging needs for Windows, OS X and Linux.
