glynmoody, to random
@glynmoody@mastodon.social avatar

could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, ministers told - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/08/whatsapp-could-disappear-uk-over-privacy-concerns-ministers-told "If push came to shove, they say, they would choose to protect the security of their non-UK users." bill is another product of ignorant exceptionalism.

Suzie97, to random

people who also use , there is a native app beta that you can download from their website: https://faq.whatsapp.com/451924530376167/?locale=en_US&cms_platform=web

Jochen_Jansen, to random German
@Jochen_Jansen@nrw.social avatar

Hat vielleicht jemand eine belastbare (und idealerweise verständliche) Quelle zur Hand zum Thema "#DSGVO und die Nutzung von #whatsapp durch den Verein"? Der @bfdi vielleicht?
In meinem Sportverein wurden die Mitglieder nun per Whatsapp aufgefordert, ihre Daten irgendwo einzugeben und (ausgerechnet) die Bestimmungen zum #Datenschutz zu bestätigen. 🙄 Davon erfuhr ich nur zufällig, denn ich habe kein Whatsapp und werde das auch nie haben.

Natureshadow, to internet

#Twitter is a proprietary platform.
#Facebook is a proprietary platform.
#WhatsApp is a proprietary platform.
#Instagram is a proprietary platform.
#Telegram is a proprietary platform.
#Signal is a proprietary platform.
#Mastodon is a proprietary platform.

johnmacintosh, to random German
@johnmacintosh@swiss.social avatar

#WhatsApp und #Datenschutz in einem Satz neee🙄🤦🏻

WhatsApp für iOS: Aktuelle Beta erhält neues Datenschutz-Feature https://stadt-bremerhaven.de/whatsapp-fuer-ios-aktuelle-beta-erhaelt-neues-datenschutz-feature/

newstik, to internet

Finally, the #FTC intends to impose real #privacy rules on #Meta: New services or service changes only after an independent privacy evaluation shows that they are compliant. No commercial use of data harvested from #underage users.

This is the end of "move fast and break things".

Meta is #furious. I reported in German in more detail for @heiseonline

https://www.heise.de/news/US-Behoerde-Facebook-immer-noch-substanzielles-oeffentliches-Risiko-8986408.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege

#Facebook #Whatsapp #Oculus #law #Datenschutz #Datensicherheit #Verbraucherschutz #Kinder

heiseonline, to internet German

US-Behörde: Facebook immer noch "substanzielles öffentliches Risiko"​ ​

Trotz Rekordstrafe soll Meta weiter Datenschutzauflagen verletzt haben. Die FTC will jetzt speziell Kinder schützen. Ob das Manöver gelingt, ist offen.

https://www.heise.de/news/US-Behoerde-Facebook-immer-noch-substanzielles-oeffentliches-Risiko-8986408.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege

#Datenschutz #Datensicherheit #Facebook #FederalTradeCommission #Instagram #MetaPlatforms #Recht #WhatsApp #news

itnewsbot, to internet
@itnewsbot@schleuss.online avatar

Facebook furious at FTC after agency proposes ban on monetizing youth data - Enlarge (credit: JOSH EDELSON / Contributor | AFP)

Facebook ha... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1936426 #facebookmessenger #childsafety #instagram #facebook #whatsapp #privacy #policy #oculus #meta #ftc

itnewsbot, to internet
@itnewsbot@schleuss.online avatar

Twitter just realized it was dumb to cut off automated public service tweets - Enlarge (credit: CHANDAN KHANNA / Contributor | AFP)

Of all th... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1936362 #emergencyservices #publicservices #elonmusk #whatsapp #twitter #policy #api

Em0nM4stodon, to fediverse

To the #Mastodon Elders 🐘✨:

If you had to summarize the many waves of users migration to Mastodon through the years, how would you list them (year + cause)? 🌊:mastodon:​

(Let’s say with a maximum of 10 waves for the sake of brevity.)

kkarhan,
@kkarhan@mstdn.social avatar

@neil @Em0nM4stodon does not employ actual , since users don't own the private keys at all.

Also they're in the program - just like their acquiring company - so they can't and won't violate , & said agreement.

Or as all the people might say:
" = !"

1br0wn, to random
@1br0wn@eupolicy.social avatar

Hopefully by next summer I can finally leave this unhappy 3/8ths of humanity (once the #DMA makes #WhatsApp interoperable)

RT @Swiftstories
Zuckerberg as @Meta earnings call gets underway: "We reached the milestone that now more than 3 billion people use one of our apps each day." Actually, 3.02 billion daily active users, on average in March.
https://twitter.com/Swiftstories/status/1651331456302555137

jake4480, to random
@jake4480@c.im avatar

It's interesting to me that so many of us are regular smartphone users now, and we all use them in such different ways.

Figured I'd look at my phone's most used apps as I've never paid much attention to it before. Out of the 55 apps I've used in the last 6 days, yeah, my top 6 aren't a surprise to me at all. 🤣

#DiabloImmortal #Tusky #Chrome #Instagram #YouTube #WhatsApp #apps

FreakyFwoof, to random
linusable, to internet French
@linusable@mastodon.social avatar

#privacy
RT @protonprivacy

"After finding out #WhatsApp shares its data with #Meta, tens of millions of users switched to other privacy-first messaging apps like @signalapp

Find out what the best alternatives are for your #privacy:"

https://proton.me/blog/whatsapp-alternatives

0x58, to infosec

📨 Latest issue of my curated #cybersecurity and #infosec list of resources for week #16/2023 is out! It includes, but not only:

-EvilExtractor #malware activity spikes in Europe and the U.S.
-North Korean #3CX Hackers Also Hit Critical Infrastructure Orgs
-China building cyberweapons to hijack enemy satellites, says US leak
-#GitHub Announces New Security Improvements
-Air Force Unit in Document Leaks Case Loses Intel Mission
-Russian hackers exfiltrated data from from #Capita over a week before outage
-#Lazarus hackers now push Linux malware via fake job offers
-3CX Software Supply Chain Compromise Initiated by a Prior Software Supply Chain Compromise; Suspected North Korean Actor Responsible
-#Fortra shares findings on #GoAnywhere MFT zero-day attacks
-#Google TAG Warns of Russian Hackers Conducting Phishing Attacks in #Ukraine
-Google patches another actively exploited #Chrome zero-day
-#Microsoft: Iranian hackers behind retaliatory cyberattacks on US orgs
-#Goldoson #Android Malware Infects Over 100 Million Google Play Store Downloads
-Takedown of GitHub Repositories Disrupts RedLine Malware Operations
-Microsoft has shifted to a new naming taxonomy for threat actors
-#YouTube Videos Distributing Aurora Stealer Malware via Highly Evasive Loader
-#Apple’s high security mode blocked NSO #spyware, researchers say
-#Trigona #Ransomware Attacking MS-SQL Servers
-#WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging apps unite against UK law plan
-Mom Says Daughter's Voice Was Cloned with AI in $1 Million Kidnapping #Hoax
-#LockBit ransomware encryptors found targeting Mac devices

📚 This week's recommended book is "Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software" by Michael Sikorski and Andrew Honig.

Subscribe to the #newsletter to have it piping hot in your inbox every Sunday ⬇️

https://0x58.substack.com/p/infosec-mashup-week-162023

daj, to random

Are you a #Telegram user?

I much prefer it to #WhatsApp, but 90% of my friends are still on WA

I especially like that I can initially connect with people without giving out my mobile number.

I was reading the features for Premium (paid) Telegram users. One of them is no-adverts. I have to say I have never seen an ad in telegram. Have you?

zvinj, to random
@zvinj@tooot.im avatar

Although today is not #caturday, I'm trying to test theory that an #opengraph images lighter than 300KB can break the "whatsapp sometimes doesn't share the image" curse.

zvinj,
@zvinj@tooot.im avatar

The stupid thing is that >300KB #opengraph images [e.g. at https://is.gd/asythecat which is how this saga started] work perfectly well at

asahi95, to random

I have finally decided that I'll use #Matrix & #XMPP for those who are somewhat or is tech-literate (also with friends) and then use #WhatsApp & #LINE for family and tech-illiterate people 💬

stefing, to Facebook
@stefing@mastodon.world avatar

One reason that I don't/won't use Facebook Messenger.

#facebook #meta #security #signal #whatsapp

SiR_GameZaloT, to pakistan
@SiR_GameZaloT@paktodon.asia avatar

@mekkaokereke not to belittle the experience in North America and Europe,

But us in the wont see much of a difference. So, meh.

We have been having Trump-style demagogues climb into power and ruin our nations with hate and incompetent government from to the and even .

Every single one fully supported by the Hate peddling ad-muscle + Algos of , , , , et al.

Our nations never stopped being poisoned.

tcely, to Signal
@tcely@fosstodon.org avatar

Have you switched to a proper end-to-end encrypted messenger app yet?

The new year is a good time to do that!

Try @threemaapp or @session and let anyone out there using Telegram or Meta (Facebook) Messenger or WhatsApp or iMessage/SMS know that there are better options available now.

#Threema #ThreemaApp
#Session #GetSession
#Signal #SignalApp

https://fosstodon.org/@tcely/109306139905449338

#Messenger
#WhatsApp
#Telegram
#iMessage
#Messages
#SMS
#MMS
#RCS
#Apple
#Google
#Samsung

thilosophus, to random
@thilosophus@chaos.social avatar

:boost_ok: It's time to - but how do you explain your friends & family in short and simple terms what the alternatives are besides running to Telegram or Signal? 🤔

In light of the absence of good summaries I've written an introduction to this much debated topic - hope you find it useful! Please share it if you want to 😊

web: https://thilobuchholz.de/2021/02/3-types-of-messengers-simply-explained/

Gemini: gemini://gemlog.blue/users/yellow/1612715438.gmi

caos, to random German
@caos@metalhead.club avatar

Alles in in Echt so passiert... Digital Na(t)ives, Teil 2:
🔊 "Dieser Zug wird umgeleitet. Die Halte X, Y und Z entfallen. Nächster Halt ist Q."
🤓 "Kannst Du mal schauen, ob von Q aus ein Bus oder so nach X fährt?"
😀 "Ja, klar!"
🤓 "Danke."
(...)
🤓 "Und, gibts eine Verbindung?"
😐 "Es hat noch keiner geantwortet."
🤓 "Wer sollte denn antworten?"
😀 "Na, auf Whatsapp!"
🤓 "Ach so, ich dachte eher an die Fahrplanauskunft..."
😕 "Häh? Da hab ich keine App für."
🤓 "Und im Browser?"
😯 "Brauser??"

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