After WhatsApp’s disastrous rollout of their new privacy policy, which caused many Indian’s to switch to the competition, the Indian Government’s Technology ministry has sent a letter to the WhatsApp, requesting them to withdraw the privacy policy update as it takes away the choice from Indian users.
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For many users, Google Chrome’s built-in password manager is their manager of choice, thanks to its security and ease of use across the browser and Android. Google is adding new features to the manager in Chrome 88 for Desktop to improve security and help users manage their passwords.
Last week WhatsApp announced changes in its Terms of Service and privacy policy and asked users to accept it by February 8 to keep using the service. After receiving a lot of backlash and since several users moving to Singal and Telegram, the company clarified by releasing an FAQ detailing what information is not collected and not shared with its parent company, Facebook. Continue reading “WhatsApp pushes date to accept new terms of service and privacy policy to May 15”
Telegram CEO and Founder Pavel Durov in a blogpost announced that Telegram has added 25 million new users globally in the last 72 hours alone. It surpassed 500 million monthly active users in the first week of January. The new rise is due to the new update to WhatsApp’s privacy policy which the company clarified later after backlash from people. Several users moved to Telegram and Signal. Continue reading “Telegram adds 25 million new users in 72 hours, surpasses 500 million active users”
A couple of days ago, WhatsApp updated their terms of service and privacy policy, forcing their users to accept it before the 8th of February. After receiving a lot of backlash and losing a lot of users to Telegram and Signal, WhatsApp has posted a new FAQ detailing what information is not collected and not shared with its parent company, Facebook.
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Facebook is rolling out a new update to its Pages feature, bringing a refreshed new layout and easier navigation, dedicated News Feed, improved Page management tools and more.
WhatsApp has started pushing a new notification for Android and iPhone users as part of an upcoming global roll-out, asking them to either accept the changes in its Terms of Service and privacy policy by February 8 or delete the account. Back in 2016 for the first time after it was acquired by Facebook, WhatsApp updated its privacy policy saying that it will share user’s data with Facebook, but it had opt out option. Continue reading “WhatsApp updates terms of service and privacy policy: Accept it by Feb 8 to continue using the service”
Last month, Twitter began beta testing a new audio-based platform called Spaces for a limited set of users. To help with its development, Twitter has acquired Breaker, which is another podcast app that has some community and social elements.
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Searching for videos on TikTok and Instagram will soon become much easier as Google has begun testing an update to its mobile Search app that will show content directly from these two apps. With this update, Google is making another attempt to keep users on their Search app, while giving them a way to search for social video content.
Telegram has announced two new updates to their platform — the first is a new app update that adds a feature called voice chat room, and the second is an upcoming change to the platform where Telegram will begin showing ads in public one-to-many group chats as a way to generate revenue and sustain their free messaging service.
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Zoom’s video conferencing service saw an extraordinary rise to popularity in 2020, thanks in large part to the pandemic and work from home situation. Now, Zoom is reportedly building a new email and calendar service, with the aim to compete against Google and Microsoft.
WhatsApp made it simple for its user to carry out long conversations even when they are away from phones through desktop mode. But, when it comes to calls, users need to run back to get the phone. Well, that changes now. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta testing voice and video calls on desktop”
Twitter is testing a rather different social media experience called Spaces that is centered around the human voice. The product is now being beta tested with a small group of individuals, and is designed to provide an alternate platform for those who wish to have a better conversation experience that isn’t possible with just 280 characters.
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Google has announced a new update for Photos that improves and adds to its Memories feature. It can now show memories through a new animated cinematic view, added new collage templates and added new themes for Memories itself.
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Facebook has begun rolling out a new Lite version of Instagram app to Indian smartphone users as an attempt to expand their user base and reach more people in India. The app size is really small, less than 2MB and is claimed to provide the core Instagram experience that will be able to run fast and smooth on low-powered smartphones. It initially rolled out in Mexico back in 2018, but Facebook pulled the app later.
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