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22 Dec

Fake WhatsApp message on COVID XBB variant going viral; Health Ministry cautions Indians

Business Correspondent0 CommentsCovid19, HealthWhatsapp

In the midst of the ongoing fear over the growing number of COVID-19 cases across the world, India is also preparing to take appropriate measures to check the spread of the deadly Coronavirus in the country. While the govt. has issued a fresh advisory to tackle the menace of COVID-19, it has also urged Indians to not trust fake news that is spreading on social media. The increasing concerns over the massive surge in COVID cases in China, a message is going viral on WhatsApp groups regarding the Omicron XBB variant. According to the message, it has been claimed that…

05 Oct

Major Global Outage:Shuting down of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

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On Monday night from 9:00pm, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, suffered a major global outage, including in India, lasting for a long time. This prevented billions of users across the globe from accessing, sending or receiving messages, on these platforms. In a tweet, Facebook wrote, “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience”. WhatsApp tweeted: “We’re aware that some people are experiencing issues with WhatsApp at the moment. We’re working to get things back to normal and will…

25 May

Is Facebook, Twitter, Instagram banned in India from tomorrow?

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Social media giants like Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram may face ban in India if they fail to comply with the new intermediary guidelines for social media platforms. The three-month deadline given by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITy) to accept these guidelines ends today i.e. May 25 but none of the giants have so far accepted the new regulations. The rules will be effective from tomorrow despite these companies seeking a total six-month delay in their implementation. The rules include appointment of compliance officials, giving their name and contact address in India, complaint resolution, monitoring of objectionable…

20 Jan

Withdraw new policy, Centre tells WhatsApp

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The ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has asked WhatsApp to withdraw the unilateral changes to its privacy policy as they take away choice from Indian users and are invasive, unfair and unacceptable and reconsider its approach to information privacy, freedom of choice and data security. “The proposed changes raise grave concerns regarding the implications for the choice and autonomy of Indian citizens… Therefore, you are called upon to withdraw the proposed changes,” the ministry of electronics and information technology wrote to WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart on Monday. The ministry has also asked detailed information about WhatsApp’s data sharing protocols…

18 Jan

How Signal App Became Overnight Popular? Is it safe?

editor0 CommentsBusinessSignal, Whatsapp

Signal is messaging service similar to the WhatApp. Over the past few days, it became the number one free app in the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store. However its arch competitor, WhatsApp helped it to gain popularity. WhatsApp updated its privacy policy earlier this month, and required users to accept that it shares some information with Facebook before continuing to use the app. This led confusion outrage among the users and people started to search for a reliable alternative. Since Signal is an “end-to-end encrypted” app, it became users number one choice. On January 7, Elon Musk tweeted “Use Signal” and sent…