“If asked by the government to weaken encryption, it would be “very foolish” to accept, Will Cathcart told the BBC.” BBC News website Will Cathcart is Head of WhatsApp at Meta. WhatsApp: We won’t lower security for any government – BBC News
Information leaks because of messaging apps – does it impact you?
This is a very interesting report from the ICO about the use of messaging apps, in particular WhatsApp, during the pandemic and the issue of information being lost or unaccountable because “backed-up”, “approved” channels were not used. Behind the Screens (ico.org.uk) We have an issue at the moment similar to …
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Facebook, Instagram and other Stuff Meta owns are updating their privacy policy
I shall start with a question – if you use a Meta product have you read the terms and conditions or privacy policy? If so did you understand everything? The company says it is updating the privacy policies to make them more understandable by the users – not because they …
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Voicemail social engineering scam targets WhatsApp users – three tips to help you spot the scams
This is a social engineering combining a phishing email and an attached voicemail file – that can evade many security systems, including Microsoft’s and Google’s, as it appears to be from a legitimate source. Hackers employ voicemail phishing attacks on WhatsApp users | TechRepublic Our Social Engineering and Email Cyber …
BBC tech review of 2021
Year in tech: The stories making headlines in 2021 – BBC News
