A New App Helps Iranians Hide Messages in Plain Sight
Nahoft uses encryption to turn chats into a random jumble of words, and it works even when the internet doesn’t.
Source: Wired
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WhatsApp to transcribe voice messages with an assist from Apple
WhatsApp is working on a feature that would enable users on iOS to transcribe voice messages, with Apple lending a hand. A new
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How to Send Messages That Automatically Disappear
Need to be discreet? Here’s how to set up vanishing texts, photos, or videos in most popular chat apps.
Source: Wired –
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Apple admits 'jumbled messages' over controversial photo-scanning tech
Apple executive Craig Federighi said the company failed to effectively explain the new child safety protections that scan iPhone users photos for evidence
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Slack Scheduled Send may finally end out-of-order, out-of-hours work messages
Workplace productivity app Slack has announced a new and long overdue Scheduled Send feature, which, if used correctly, is likely to be a
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Use Caution Opening Links in Email Messages
A common method cyber criminals use to hack into people’s computers is to send them emails with malicious links. They then try to
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American Express Fined for Sending Millions of Spam Messages
British regulators ruled that Amex sent 4 million nuisance emails to opted-out customers.
Source: Threat Post – Web Security – American Express
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WhatsApp promises it won't let Facebook read your messages
WhatsApp has attempted to reassure users concerned over the change in its privacy policy that’ll see users forced to share their personal data
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Google Is Testing End-to-End Encryption in Android Messages
For now, the security measure will be available only to people using the beta version of the app.
Source: Wired – Google
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GO SMS Pro Android App Exposes Private Photos, Videos and Messages
The vulnerable version of the app, which has 100 million users, uses easily predictable URLs to link to private content.
Source: Threat
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