WhatsApp co-founder to quit in loss of privacy advocate at Facebook
The co-founder of WhatsApp, a messaging service owned by Facebook Inc with more than 1 billion daily users, said on April 30 he was leaving the company, in a loss of one of the strongest advocates for privacy inside Facebook.
WhatsApp Co-founder Jan Koum is Leaving Facebook
TheVerge - WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum is leaving the company amid arguments with parent company Facebook over data privacy and the messaging app's business model, according to a report from The Washington Post.
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WhatsApp Raises the Minimum Age For Use in the EU
The popular WhatsApp communication app will now only allow users over the age of 16 to use it. The measure applies to the countries of the European Union.
So far, the border was 13 years old. The change is due to the new rules on personal data protection that enter into force in the EU in May.
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Messages on Turkey’s ‘native’ WhatsApp-like app untraceable: Transport Minister
Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan has claimed that the government’s new “domestic” messaging app, reportedly introduced to rival WhatsApp, will protect all users’ privacy and conversations on it will be untraceable.
The Authorities in China Completely Blocked WhatsApp
WhatsApp is now completely Blocked in China, reports BloombergTV.
Until recently, only image and other file upload features have been blocked, but authorities have for the time being banned the use of the app.
From 1 January 2018, a new cyber security law will be enacted in the country that will further restrict Chinese Internet users.
Romario’s daughter has intimate video uploaded after phone is stolen (HOT VIDEO)
Moniquinha, the daughter of ex-footballer Romario, had her phone stolen a few days ago and the thieves have uploaded an intimate video.
And as if that wasn’t enough, the daughter of the Brazilian star has seen how the thieves have leaked the intimate video onto social networking sites.
Saudi Arabia Lifts the Ban on Video and Voice Calls
The Saudi government lifted the ban on calls made through online applications but will continue to monitor and censor them, a government spokesman said on Thursday.
All online voice and video calls - such as Skype, WhatsApp, Messenger on Facebook and Viber - that meet the regulatory requirements, are available today.
How does China’s social media giant compare to famous western tech companies? (infographic)
Due to the fact that social media services such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat are inaccessible in China, there exists a whole ecosystem of social networking and messaging platforms that are immensely popular in and around China but hardly known anywhere else in the world.
Detention issued for 33 ex-employees of Turkey's top scientific body over Gülen links
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Aug. 15 issued detention warrants for 33 former employees of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) as part of its probe into the Fetullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ).
China Blocked the Access to WhatsApp
Messaging application WhatsApp which is owned by Facebook was partly blocked in China as an act of censorship from the government, writes Bloomgerg.
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