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UK High Court Upholds Speech Regulator Notices To Meta, WhatsApp, X, And TikTok
Court says Ofcom does not need a specific purpose before requesting social media data.
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How Meta Muse Profiles People Who Never Used It
You can avoid Meta. It doesn't mean it avoids you.
German Customs Made Secret Messenger Surveillance Permanent
A leaked directive reveals how exceptional access became routine procedure.
WhatsApp Starts Asking Some Indian Users for a Date of Birth
India's IT Secretary says the government will check with WhatsApp about its DPDP age verification methods.
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WhatsApp’s New Update Can Shield You or Sell You Out
Used with care it hides what you give away, and used carelessly it swaps one exposure for another.
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The Strange Truth Behind the New WhatsApp Privacy Lawsuits
End-to-end encrypted, with asterisks nobody reads.
France Moves to Break Encrypted Messaging
France’s parliament just endorsed the one idea every cryptographer on earth has already debunked and they’re calling it a compromise.
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Hackers Are Compromising Signal Accounts. Don’t Be Next.
Attacks are usually from human error, not technology, which is why a five-minute audit is the most important thing you should be doing.
Russia Blocks WhatsApp Nationwide, Pushing 100 Million Users Toward Kremlin-Backed App Max
Russia’s 100 million WhatsApp users are being nudged toward Max, a Kremlin-friendly app that doesn’t offer end-to-end encryption.
EU Revives Plan for Year-Long Data Retention Across Digital Services, Including Encrypted Apps
A rewrite of Europe’s privacy rules could turn every click, call, and login into a year-long entry in a government ledger.
Russia Blocks Snapchat and FaceTime as Digital Crackdown Expands to Encrypted Apps and Foreign Platforms
Russia’s online world keeps shrinking as the government trades global access for tighter control at home.
Russia Threatens to Block WhatsApp as Government Promotes State-Run MAX App
A ban on WhatsApp would mark another step in Russia’s tightening grip on digital life.
