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A report by Online privacy advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has indicted chat app, WhatsApp, search engine Google & IT major Microsoft for not being protective-enough of their user data.
Reports: Guardian, CNET, The Next Web
Last week, an observation by Facebook’s Chief Financial Officer David Wehner set the Online world abuzz. He said Facebook Inc. was toying with the idea of allowing businesses to contact users through WhatsApp. Which means, 1 of the ways WhatsApp was contemplating earning revenue was through B2C chat.
Reports: VentureBeat, Phone Arena, Microfinance Monitor, Bloomberg, InternetRetailer.com
When popular mobile messaging app WhatsApp had announced some time ago that it was coming to the desktop, one could almost hear a collective cheer, virtual of course, go up from this community. At that time, WhatsApp was only available on Google Chrome. That changed today when it was announced that the WhatsApp Web client was now also compatible with Mozilla Firefox & Opera browsers.
Reports: The Next Web, Gigaom, Engadget
What’s up with WhatsApp? Last week, the mobile world was agog with the news that the messaging app had introduced free voice calling for select members in select countries including India. Those who had received the ‘invite’ from other WhatsApp friends, too, were able to enjoy this feature. But over the weekend, there’s been some conflicting reports coming in. While some Websites have reported that WhatsApp, for reasons known to itself, has pulled down the feature, others have said the feature had been extended to all users of WhatsApp on Android.
Reports: Ubergizmo (blog), FirstPost, Digit, EFYTimes, JBG News, Gizbot
You can be spied on on WhatsApp even if your privacy settings are locked, allege some.
Reports: IBTimes, Network World, Deccan Chronicle.