Can WhatsApp Handle the Sudden Spike in Video Calls?
The free video call and chat app is battling much more than just fake news.
Google Is Letting People Find Invites to Some Private WhatsApp Groups
With particular Google searches, anyone can discover and join hundreds of thousands of WhatsApp groups.
The Highs and Lows of the Family WhatsApp
From divorce drama to estranged parents trying to slide back into your life, WhatsApp groups with family members can throw up weird scenarios.
Indian Cops Have Been Asked to Spy on Students’ WhatsApp Groups
At a conference in December 2019 addressed by PM Modi, cops were also asked to monitor tweets and speeches.
Newcastle's Cock-Waving 'Windmill Willy' and the Tyranny of the Football Group Chat
The group chat – where history's worst ideas have a home.
WhatsApp Is Kicking Kashmiris Out of Their Accounts
Kashmir has been cut off from the world for four months. Now, the internet shutdown could wipe out people's photos, videos, and cherished memories.
NSO Employees Take Legal Action Against Facebook for Banning Their Accounts
The lawsuit argues Facebook violated its own terms of service and Israeli privacy law for using the employees’ personal information.
India Is Using a 134-Year-Old Law Designed for Telegraphs to Monitor People's Encrypted Texts
Critics say that the government’s desire to monitor and control all online activity is moving India toward a complete surveillance state.
77 Arrested in Uttar Pradesh and Over 8,000 Social Media Posts Taken Down After the Ayodhya Verdict
Following the historic judgement in which the Supreme Court granted the disputed 2.77 acre plot in Ayodhya for a Hindu Ram temple, authorities are clamping down on public gatherings and inflammatory social media posts that disturb “communal harmony”.
How NSO Group Helps Countries Hack Targets
The controversial Israeli spyware company is more involved in hacking targets than previously believed, according to sources.
Israeli Spyware Used WhatsApp to Hack Over 20 Indian Journalists and Human Rights Activists
Sources say that even academics and Dalit rights activists were monitored under the state-of-the-art surveillance for a two-week period in May 2019 during the run-up to India’s general elections.
NSO’s Spying Contract Doesn’t Limit Use of its Hacking Tools to Terrorism and Crime
The contract may be incomplete, but one included with WhatsApp’s lawsuit doesn’t tell NSO customers to limit hacking to prevent terrorism or serious crime.