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WhatsApp Launches New App for Small Businesses

Small business owners can use the app to set up a profile with useful information people might need, including a company description, email, store address, and website.

By Angela Moscaritolo
WhatsApp Business app

This Android Spyware Can Steal Your WhatsApp Messages

The Skygofree spyware is probably an 'offensive' surveillance product from a developer in Italy, according to Kaspersky Lab.

By Michael Kan
Digital Surveillance

Instagram Might Soon Let You Cross-Post Stories to WhatsApp

If this feature rolls out more broadly, it should make it a lot easier to post your Stories on both apps, ensuring as many people as possible see highlights from your day.

By Angela Moscaritolo
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WhatsApp Bids Adieu to BlackBerry OS, Windows Phone 8.0

'These platforms don't offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand our app's features in the future,' WhatsApp explained.

By Angela Moscaritolo
WhatsApp Tips

France Threatens to Fine WhatsApp Over Facebook Data Sharing

If WhatsApp doesn't bring its data sharing with Facebook into compliance with France's Data Protection Act, it could face fines.

By Angela Moscaritolo
WhatsApp Tips

Sneaky Fake WhatsApp App Attracts 1M+ Downloads

The developer behind the dummy app managed to list the product under "WhatsApp Inc," the same title the actual WhatsApp uses on Google Play.

By Michael Kan
WhatsApp

WhatsApp Now Lets You Recall Messages

Take note, though: you can only delete messages for everyone up to seven minutes after sending.

By Angela Moscaritolo
WhatsApp Tips

WhatsApp Introduces 'Live Location' Tracking Feature

Live Location is end-to-end encrypted, so while your friends can see where you are, snoops trying to sleuth your whereabouts will come up empty.

By Angela Moscaritolo
WhatsApp Live Location

Rumor Tips Message Recall for WhatsApp

WABetaInfo found evidence in WhatsApp's code for a so-called 'Recall' feature.

By Angela Moscaritolo
WhatsApp Tips

App Users Would Sacrifice Privacy for Security, Survey Finds

About 66 percent of respondents said the ability for police to more easily intercept communication between terrorists trumped privacy concerns.

By Thomas Newton
WhatsApp Tips

Following London Attack, UK Wants WhatsApp Backdoor

UK home secretary Amber Rudd argues that government intelligence services must be able to access encrypted messages from apps like WhatsApp in the event of a terrorist situation.

By Angela Moscaritolo
Privacy, security, surveillance, spying, spy

WhatsApp, Telegram Patch File-Upload Bug

The messaging services are renowned for their end-to-end encryption, which, in this case, also made them vulnerable to attacks.

By Tom Brant
WhatsApp Tips

WikiLeaks Trove Appears to Show CIA Hacking Tools

The leak contains numerous lines of computer code that appear to show how the CIA can access communications from iPhones, Android, and Windows.

By Tom Brant
Privacy, security, surveillance, spying, spy

WhatsApp Launches Snapchat-Like Status Feature

Now there's another platform on which to share stories.

By Angela Moscaritolo
WhatsApp Tips

WhatsApp Rolling Out 2-Step Verification

Two-step verification is an optional feature, which makes your account more secure.

By Angela Moscaritolo
WhatsApp Tips

WhatsApp: Encrypted Message Backdoor Reports Are 'Baseless'

UPDATE: The Guardian later said 'misinterpretations, mistakes and misunderstandings... produced an article that overstated its case.'

By Stephanie Mlot
WhatsApp Tips

Business Power Tools: How Inkling's CEO Organizes His Mind

How Inkling Systems CEO Matt MacInnis uses apps like Google Keep and Wunderlist to stay on task and productive while running his growing startup.

By Rob Marvin
Business Power Tools: Startup Execs Talk Their Favorite In-House Software

WhatsApp Rolls Out Video Calling to All

The new feature is available to everyone on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone devices.

By Stephanie Mlot
WhatsApp Tips

WhatsApp Gets GIF-Friendly

You can search for GIFs inside the app and create your own looping images.

By Angela Moscaritolo
WhatsApp Tips

Turkey Blocks Popular Social Networks

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Skype are being throttled.

By Stephanie Mlot
Social Media Apps