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Government of the messenger's largest market demands a pause while Meta explains how it plans to stop impersonators
Dutch spies flag large-scale campaign to hijack secure messaging accounts Russian-linked hackers are trying to break into the Signal and WhatsApp accounts of government officials, journalists, and military personnel globally – not by cracking encryption, but by simply tricking people into handing over the keys.…
Don't f&#k with Zuck A California jury has awarded Meta more than $167 million in damages from Israeli surveillanceware slinger NSO Group, after the latter exploited a flaw in WhatsApp to allow its government customers to spy on supposedly secure communications.…
Google and WhatsApp also binned, which is far easier to explain than canning a local hero Hong Kong’s government has updated infosec guidelines to restrict the use of Chinese messaging app WeChat, alongside Meta and Google products like WhatsApp and Google Drive, on computers it operates.…
Opponents of Myanmar’s internet-nobbling military government don't like when Facebook asks for their real names Big Tech isn't much help if you're an activist trying to work against a military junta, and FOSS tools aren't a great alternative either, according to opponents of Myanmar's military regime.…
Meta insists it's just misunderstood and it's safe to talk to citizens over FB The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has warned that government organizations should not use Facebook to communicate with the country's citizens unless they can guarantee the privacy of data.…
Plus: Signal, WhatsApp, and Viber also write online protest over Online Safety Bill back door The UK’s chartered institute for IT has slammed proposed legislation that could see the government open a “back door” to encrypted messaging.…
Gov staff using it on personal mobes just fine... it's not like ministers use WhatsApp etc for business ... oh wait The United Kingdom government has banned use of Chinese social media platform TikTok among ministers and officials on their work devices as a “precautionary” measure over worries the app is used to snoop on Brits.…
Sure, stuff got done fast – but personal information was put at risk The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) on Monday issued a reprimand and called for a review of how and whether messaging services should be used for government business practices, after finding widespread and potentially dangerous use of private email, WhatsApp and other messaging tools by officials at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).…
Singapore's safety scheme measures scam-combatting capability A newly implemented e-commerce rating system in the city-state of Singapore has rated Facebook's Marketplace as the least trustworthy e-commerce platform, behind Amazon and its Alibaba-owned Asian analogue Lazada.…
Also: Occulus virtual reality apps fail to detail info collection Meta's Facebook subsidiary has been collecting hashed personal data from students seeking US government financial aid, even from those without a Facebook account and those not logged into the student aid website, according to a research study published this week.…