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FacebookJan 13, 2021Jan 17, 2021

WhatsApp clarifies its privacy policy saying it does not read your messages

WhatsApp has addressed the news and rumors surrounding the massive change to its privacy policy which involves sharing data with Facebook. The company has announced on social media, and on its website, that it does cannot read private messages, or…

Facebook InstagramJan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021

Instagram and Facebook block President Trump’s accounts after Capitol Hill riot

Rida Imran

On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the U.S President Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Hill building to stop Congress from counting 2020 Presidental election electoral votes. The rioters vandalized the building, stole documents and objects, shattered windows, and fired rounds. Unfortunately…

FacebookJan 8, 2021

Facebook Smart Glasses will arrive “sooner than later” without AR

Asma Hussain

Facebook’s expected release of its smart glasses will come “sooner than later” in 2021. But, the glasses will not feature augmented reality which means that users will not be able to overlay digital objects in their real-world view. Mark Zuckerberg…

FacebookJan 7, 2021Jan 7, 2021

Facebook Pages redesigned with a simpler UI, News Feed, no ‘Like’ button and more

Rida Imran

For creators and public figures, the Facebook Pages experience has been redesigned. The changes include a new layout, dedicated News Feed, no ‘Like’ button, and more. Facebook announced that the design changes are made to make it easy for the…

Facebook iOS iPhoneJan 7, 2021Jan 7, 2021

Facebook expresses “no choice” but to accept upcoming ATT privacy update in iOS 14

Rida Imran

In an email sent to businesses, Facebook expresses disapproval of Apple’s upcoming ATT privacy update on iOS 14 and mentions that it has “no choice’ but to comply. iMore reports over the fear of being removed from the App Store,…

FacebookJan 7, 2021Jan 7, 2021

New WhatsApp privacy update will allow app to share user data with Facebook

Rida Imran

The latest WhatsApp privacy update gives Facebook complete access to users’ data on the messaging app from February 8, 2021. Starting today, WhatsApp users were notified of the new terms and privacy policy via a notification on opening the app….

Facebook iOS iPad iPhoneJan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021

iMessage privacy labels show how little data it collects compared to WhatsApp

Asma Hussain

WhatsApp, arguably the most popular messenger worldwide with 2 billion users, helped spread the concept of secure messaging with end-to-end encryption. Though the messaging app puts a huge emphasis on privacy, iPhone users may be shocked at how much of…

Facebook iOS iPhoneDec 26, 2020

App Tracking Transparency privacy feature rolling out for iOS 14.4 beta users, expected to launch in early 2021

Asma Hussain

Apple’s upcoming App Tracking Transparency iOS 14 privacy feature that aims to provide users with more control over their data has started appearing on some devices that have iOS 14.4 beta installed. In June, Apple announced that its anti-tracking feature,…

Facebook iOSDec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020

EFF calls Facebook’s opposition of Apple’s new ATT privacy feature ‘laughable’

Rida Imran

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has come out in support of Apple’s upcoming ATT privacy feature and called Facebook’s ad campaign attacking the new iOS 14 privacy update “laughable”. The EFF is an international digital rights non-profit organization based in San…

Facebook iOSDec 21, 2020

New iOS 14 privacy policies will heavily impact ads and small businesses, warns Facebook

Usman Hussain

Recently, there has been a war of words taking place between Facebook and Apple. This week, Facebook criticized Apple with full-page ads in U.S. newspapers because of the new upcoming iOS 14 App Tracking Transparency changes. The new guidelines require…