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Meta's subscription plans are the tip of a terrible pay-to-engage iceberg and may be the beginning of the end for social media as we know it
By Lance Ulanoff published
Meta's Plus subscription plan is probably the worst thing to happen to social media since the dislike button.

WhatsApp’s secret new feature will delete texts once you’ve read them
By Alex Blake published
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that can automatically delete messages once they’ve been read.

iPhone owners urged to change this key privacy setting after FBI recovers suspect’s deleted Signal messages
By James Rogerson published
Potential security flaws in both Signal and WhatsApp have been revealed, but one of them is fixable.

WhatsApp’s latest beta lets you set up a username, so you don’t have to share your phone number
By James Rogerson published
WhatsApp's latest beta just took a major step forward on the privacy front, but only for select users.

WhatsApp gets long-awaited CarPlay upgrade that boosts in-car voice calls
By Alex Blake published
WhatsApp’s latest update brings native CarPlay support and no longer relies on Siri for voice calls.

New WhatsApp malware campaign uses renamed Windows tools to evade detection
By Efosa Udinmwen published
Microsoft warns WhatsApp users that VBS malware uses cloud services and renamed tools to gain persistent, hidden control over systems.

WhatsApp is getting a native CarPlay app — and you can grab the beta version now
By James Rogerson published
There's now a beta version of WhatsApp for CarPlay, giving you access to most of WhatsApp's core features.

Signal is being targeted by Russian hackers in a huge new phishing campaign, FBI says
By Sead Fadilpašić published
The campaign is allegedly already a success, as Russians access people's devices.
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