The 'Live Location Tracking' is disabled by default
Analysts said India lacked data protection laws
The app is used by 1 bn users across the globe; 160 mn of them are in India
A few money deposits did take place, the police said The complainant got a WhatsApp message from one of her college friends last night asking to share a code number which she (the complainant) would receive in the form of a text message. The moment this verification code is shared, the person's WhatsApp account gets compromised, a police official said. The hacker then sent messages to people on the complainant's contact list, asking them to transfer money to a certain PayTM account. A few money deposits did take place, the police said, adding that after a complaint was lodged at Cyber Police Station in Bandra Kurla Complex, the journalist's account was recovered. Police had sought help from PayTM in the investigation to get information about the account in which journalist's friends deposited money, the ...
The service will stop on any first, second, third or fourth generation iPad
Officials said the advisory has now been shared with the field formations of these security forces
To face stricter rules on handling customer data under new security laws due to be proposed by the EU
Any iPhone 4, 4S, or 5 that has not been updated to newest version of operating system wouldn't support WhatsApp
Giving away a warning to all WhatsApp users across the globe, a report said that clicking on the links circulated on instant messaging app may expose and make them vulnerable to cyberattacks.
NGO says that one video, which was 4.5 minutes long, showed a man raping a girl while another person was filming the heinous act
The video call is end-to-end encrypted which means other than the sender and receiver no one can access it
This can strain Indian telecom networks struggling to provide speeds sought by customers of data services
The new feature will be rolled out to WhatsApp's over one billion users over the next few days
An inquiry against the doctor has also been initiated, a district administration official said
The new camera features will roll out on Android phones starting Tuesday and on Apple iPhones soon
On August 25, Whatsapp updated its policy to share user content with social network; the decision opened new monetisation models for the messaging app
Court had asked the federal government and Trai to take decision regarding putting regulation on such messaging platforms
WhatsApp's modified policy is slated to come into effect from September 25
A bench of Delhi HC questioned WhatsApp whether user information will be retained by the platform after deletion of account
The bench will pass the order on September 23