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- Show HN: WhatsApp-Llama: A clone of yourself from your WhatsApp conversations https://github.com/Ads-cmu/WhatsApp-Llama 51 comments
- Apple deletes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on orders from Beijing https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/19/tech/china-apple-whatspp-threads-removal-hnk-intl/index.html 128 comments
- Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store after Beijing order https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-removes-whatsapp-threads-china-app-store-wsj-reports-2024-04-19/ 2 comments
- Leak Reveals Israeli Government Interfered With WhatsApp's Lawsuit Against Spyware Company https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/courtside/leak-reveals-israeli-government-interfered-with-whatsapps-lawsuit-against-spyware-company/ 12 comments technology
- Asset managers on alert after 'WhatsApp' crackdown on banks. Demand for software to record, archive messaging on the rise. Banks pay hundreds of millions of dollars in regulatory fines. Continued remote working underscores risk of compliance missteps. https://www.reuters.com/technology/asset-managers-alert-after-whatsapp-crackdown-banks-2022-08-18/ 7 comments technology
- Whatsapp Web not working in a Firefox Private Window https://web.whatsapp.com 3 comments firefox
- Muslim woman, 26, is sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy in Pakistan after sending caricatures of Prophet Mohammed over WhatsApp https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10419575/Muslim-woman-26-sentenced-death-hanging-sending-caricatures-Prophet-Mohammed.html 8191 comments worldnews
- How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users https://www.propublica.org/article/how-facebook-undermines-privacy-protections-for-its-2-billion-whatsapp-users 2 comments android
- [Evra] People have to calm down sometimes!!! He say he’s coming home 🏠 relaxxx man😅😅 now i can post it 🔥♥️🙏🏽🚶♂️BIGGEST TRANSFER IN FOOTBALL HISTORY (Whatsapp messages with Ronaldo day of transfer) https://twitter.com/Evra/status/1431293550449266692?amp%3Bref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.manchestereveningnews.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftransfer-news%2Fman-united-transfers-ronaldo-neville-21423301&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1431293550449266692%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_ 67 comments soccer
- Kerala: During online class, student hacks into teacher’s WhatsApp https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala/kerala-during-online-class-student-hacks-into-teachers-whatsapp-7449440/lite/ 22 comments india
- Controversial WhatsApp policy change hit with consumer law complaint in Europe https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/12/controversial-whatsapp-policy-change-hit-with-consumer-law-complaint-in-europe/ 5 comments technology
- WhatsApp users have nothing to fear on new social media rules: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad https://twitter.com/PTI_News/status/1397805056422907906 7 comments india
- German regulator bans Facebook from processing WhatsApp user data https://www.reuters.com/business/legal/german-regulator-bans-facebook-processing-whatsapp-user-data-2021-05-11/ 91 comments technology
- WhatsApp Will Delete Your Account If You Don't Agree Sharing Data With Facebook https://thehackernews.com/2021/01/whatsapp-will-delete-your-account-if.html 78 comments technology
- Trump, Kushner, White House sued by watchdog to prevent illegal deletion of official emails, WhatsApp messages https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/528282-trump-kushner-white-house-sued-by-watchdog-to-prevent-illegal 172 comments politics
- Narcotics control bureau of India caught top Indian celebrities having drug chats in WhatsApp make people question the privacy of WhatsApp again https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/ncb-cloned-mobile-phones-of-rhea-chakraborty-for-access-to-whatsapp-chats-of-film-stars-146339 100 comments privacy
- It's Kejriwal Vs The Might Of WhatsApp University https://www.ndtv.com/blog/its-kejriwal-vs-the-might-of-whatsapp-university-2175442 40 comments india
- Testing Android Apps with Anbox Part 1. | Ubuntu Touch | Whatsapp, Spotify and Instagram https://invidio.us/watch?v=bu9ul9uyvog 7 comments linux
- Indian WhatsApp users ask government to explain ties with Israeli firm in privacy breach case https://in.reuters.com/article/uk-facebook-cyber-whatsapp-india-idinkbn1xi1hj 51 comments india
- WhatsApp urges users to upgrade after discovering spyware vulnerability: The spyware, developed by Israeli cyber intelligence company, used infected phone calls to take over the functions of operating systems https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/13/whatsapp-urges-users-to-upgrade-after-discovering-spyware-vulnerability 215 comments worldnews
- Whatsapp to Launch Biometric Authentication in Latest Update https://www.digitalphablet.com/whatsapp-biometric-authentication/#.XJ2yqL9YZa8.reddit 10 comments privacy
- Trump says he did not know about Kushner's WhatsApp messaging https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-messages-iduskcn1r31zf 149 comments politics
- Oversight Chair Demands Kushner's Secret WhatsApp Messages With 'Foreign Leaders' | HuffPost https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c94292ce4b0a6329e149aac 43 comments politics
- Yup, It's Not Just You. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp Are Down https://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-down-march-2019/ 8 comments technology
- Deleted my Whatsapp account permanently,but my contacts can still send me messages, invite me in groups... https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/ac6iw6/deleted_my_whatsapp_account_permanentlybut_my/ 10 comments privacy
- Another reason why not to just forward messages on whatsapp without confirming its credibility - "Woman lynched in Ahmedabad over social media rumours" http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/woman-lynched-in-ahmedabad-over-social-media-rumours/article24268334.ece?homepage=true 7 comments india
- Twitter is reportedly testing an encrypted messaging option that would enable its platform to go up against Signal, Telegram or WhatsApp. https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/08/twitter-encrypted-messaging/ 4 comments technology
- WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum is leaving Facebook after clashing over data privacy https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/30/17304792/whatsapp-jan-koum-facebook-data-privacy-encryption 257 comments worldnews
- WhatsApp to ban under 16s from using its service in Europe. https://news.sky.com/story/whatsapp-to-ban-under-16s-from-using-its-service-11345256 5 comments europe
- World's most powerful mobile spyware can read WhatsApp messages, take photos, more https://www.techspot.com/news/72791-world-most-powerful-mobile-spyware-can-read-whatsapp.html 2 comments technology
- WhatsApp Served With Legal Notice Over Middle Finger Emoji https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/whatsapp-middle-finger-emoji-india-legal-notice-gurmeet-singh-indian-penal-code-section-1792547?amp=1&akamai-rum=off 5 comments india
- Does China's selective filter of Whatsapp messages debunks the App's end-to-end encryption claim? https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/6o76gf/does_chinas_selective_filter_of_whatsapp_messages/ 3 comments privacy
- Another one of Whatsapp forwards. This one is disgusting as hell. #BMKJ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/de7cmd6uaaaof3e.jpg:large 8 comments india
- Scamsters using Narendra Modi's face to trick users on WhatsApp http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/scamsters-using-narendra-modis-face-to-trick-users-on-whatsapp-358942.html 7 comments india
- WhatsApp vulnerability explained: by the man who discovered it https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/16/whatsapp-vulnerability-facebook 10 comments privacy
- SC notice to Centre: regulate WhatsApp, Facebook http://www.dailypioneer.com/top-stories/sc-notice-to-centre-regulate-whatsapp-facebook.html 15 comments india
- WhatsApp messages can be intercepted by governments or hackers – but there's an easy way to fix it http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/whatsapp-update-security-bug-problem-backdoor-guardian-issue-how-to-safe-a7525506.html 6 comments worldnews
- People who live without Whatsapp, how do you do it? https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/4rpv5b/people_who_live_without_whatsapp_how_do_you_do_it/ 65 comments india
- WhatsApp encryption is affecting FBI's work in 'huge ways' http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/05/13/whatsapp-encryption-is-affecting-fbis-work-in-huge-ways.html 41 comments technology
- Brazil WhatsApp ban sends millions of users to rival chat app Telegram http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/telegram-brazil-whatsapp-chat-apps-ban-a6776941.html 12 comments freesoftware
