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Topic: WhatsApp

How safe is your private life? Your SIM can be cloned, phone number spoofed & WhatsApp hacked

Investigators say apps have become a 'menace', allowing scammers to spoof, hack and phish people. These frauds stem from lack of proper data protection & privacy, say experts.

Telegram CEO arrest set the stage for a law vs tech battle. It will shape norms worldwide

Across the world, though, organised crime cartels are continuing to use free, easily available tech tools, and the patience of some governments is starting to run out.

WhatsApp latest casualty of Pakistan’s censorship machinery. Businesses think relocation

Wireless and Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan has raised alarms about the impact of the govt’s efforts to monitor the internet. It warns of a ‘mass exodus of businesses’.

WhatsApp overplayed its privacy campaign—latest ad feels like a drag

WhatsApp's previous privacy campaign ads show the potential for impactful storytelling but the recent effort indicates that the brand might need to reevaluate its creative approach.

What is row over end-to-end encryption & why WhatsApp is threatening to leave India over it

Experts suggest that there exist alternative methods to tackle digital crimes & law enforcement agencies should utilise metadata instead of weakening end-to-end encryption.

Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita launches WhatsApp campaign in support for Delhi CM

Issuing a WhatsApp number, she said people can send their blessings, prayers or any other messages for Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and she will communicate those to him.

‘Immediately halt sending bulk WhatsApp messages under Viksit Bharat Sampark’: EC to Centre

Ministry of Electronics and IT informed the Commission that messages along with a letter from PM Modi were sent before Model Code of Conduct came into force on 16 March.

Leave, mute or just ignore—group chat etiquette leading to awkward complexities

The ease of creating groups and adding members means people can be included in groups they wouldn’t have chosen to join.

WhatsApp should disclose origin of viral forwards. But don’t share it just with govt

The government’s proposal to ask WhatsApp to disclose the originator is sound but its demand for exclusivity and control over this process is unacceptable and must be resisted.

Police complaint via WhatsApp? HC gives green light, says it’s compliant with FIR filing laws

J&K and Ladakh HC order comes as courts across India continue to raise questions over validity of WhatsApp chats as evidence, with some orders denying their admissibility in litigation.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.