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2021-07-16 20:24:38 WhatsApp Banned More Than 2 Million Accounts In India in a month

WhatsApp Banned More Than 2 Million Accounts In India in a month, WhatsApp has confirmed that as many 2 million user accounts in India were banned on the instant messaging platform between 15th May and 15th June. This comes as part of the India’s Monthly Report under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media…

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2021-07-06 11:55:44 Apple preventing Chinese apps new user tracking method

Apple preventing Chinese apps new user tracking method.

Social media network TikTok tried to bypass Apple’s App Tracking Transparency measures, in coordination with some other Chinese tech companies, but Apple called their bluff.

In the belief that Apple wouldn’t be able to block their apps, particularly in the Chinese region, apps including TikTok and QQ…

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2021-07-01 22:11:01 Amazon buys encrypted messaging app Wickr. The app uses end-to-end encryption technology to scramble messages.


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2021-06-30 09:31:13 New LinkedIn data leak exposed details of 92% of users

New LinkedIn data leak exposed details of 92% of users. Professional networking platform LinkedIn has denied reports of a data breach that allegedly compromised the data of more than 700 million users.

“Our teams have investigated a set of alleged LinkedIn data that has been posted for sale. We want to be clear that this…

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2021-06-29 23:31:00 Nigeria announces talks with Twitter after ban

Nigeria said on Monday it was in discussions with Twitter after it suspended the US social media giant’s services in the country, branding its use as “unpatriotic”.

The Twitter suspension has provoked an outcry from the international community and rights groups who denounced it as a threat to freedom of expression in Africa’s most populous…

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2021-06-29 09:45:45 Google Delays Privacy Sandbox Initiatives, Continues Support for 3rd Party Cookies

Google Delays Privacy Sandbox Initiatives, Continues Support for 3rd Party Cookies.

Google announced that support for third-party cookies would be extended until late 2023, giving marketers more than a year extension from the previous plan to block third-party cookies by 2022. The Privacy Sandbox initiatives will be delayed while more testing takes place.

Google said…

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2021-06-28 23:03:35 Facebook targeting Nigerian learners with educational app Sabee

Facebook targeting Nigerian learners with educational app Sabee.

From Facebook office in Lagos, Nigeria the first products to come out of this office: a mobile application aimed at education called Sabee, which means “to know” in Nigerian Pidgin. The app aims to connect learners and teachers in online communities to make educational opportunities more accessible.…

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2021-06-19 10:32:25 Russia bans VyprVPN, Opera VPN services

Russia bans VyprVPN, Opera VPN services in the country. Russia’s telecommunications and media regulator Roskomnadzor (RKN) on Thursday introduced restrictions on the operation of these two VPN service providers describing them as threats.

“In accordance with the regulation on responding to threats to circumvent restrictions on access to child pornography, suicidal, pro-narcotic and other prohibited…

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2021-06-16 22:21:27 Twitter loses intermediary status in India

Twitter loses intermediary status in India, over non-compliance of new IT rules. The government sources on Wednesday said that micro-blogging platform Twitter has lost its intermediary status in India over non-compliance of the new IT rules formulated by the Government of Indian recently.

As a result of the development, the company has lost its legal…

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