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Facebook’s Messenger launches a Privacy and Safety Hub to educate users
Facebook Messenger is one of the most popular and widely used instant messaging apps, and for good reason. The group chat functions are excellent, and like it or not, the service integrates very well...
How to tell Google and Facebook what to do with your accounts after you...
It's not a topic that people like to talk about, but whether it comes unexpectedly or after a long lifespan we all eventually pass away. Wills deal with giving away our assets to family...
Facebook makes Huawei phones more desirable by removing its spyware (er, app) from new...
There's been lots of media speculation (and US government speculation) about Huawei spying or being a national security risk, but it's mostly just speculation. Neither the US (nor other governments) have offered up much...
Ads are coming to WhatsApp, but they won’t be as intrusive as you think
As first mentioned last year, Facebook had confirmed that ads will appear in WhatsApp, starting in 2020. Before arming up with pitchforks however, it's worth looking into the details.
Facebook has long had a problem...
Instagram is this week’s leaky ship, with users’ private contact details exposed via profile...
It's a day ending in "y", which means it's time for a reminder of how Facebook handles your private data - badly. Today it's Instagram's turn, with users' contact details exposed in web profiles...
Facebook bringing back the ‘View As Public’ profile feature
In a move to give users better and more visible control of their public-facing information, Facebook has announced that it is bringing back the 'View As Public' profile feature alongside a new "Edit Public...
Facebook supposedly working on a voice assistant, likely to be a terrible idea
According to a report from CNBC in the US, Facebook is coming up with a new way for us to dislike the service, working on a voice assistant. Facebook isn't afraid of trying new...
Facebook Messenger now allows you to respond directly to users based on messages in...
Most users these days are in group chats: Messenger, Whatsapp, Telegram, Slack... The list goes on with supporting apps. But the problem is you can often end up with several conversation threads between...
Facebook Messenger may be rolling out Dark Mode finally
Dark mode is something we're quite fond of in the Android ecosystem; it's easy on your eyes and offers a reasonably significant battery saving, but not all apps support it yet. Facebook Messenger is...
Instagram is testing Direct Messages for the web
Instagram is testing its direct messaging (DM) feature for the web according to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who overnight tweeted a screenshot picture of the feature.
The desktop (web) version of Instagram is currently...
Facebook wants to connect messaging from WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram
In the beginning, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook were three separate apps from three separate companies that had little to do with each other. In 2019, though, these services are all owned by Facebook, and...
WhatsApp limiting forwarding to 5 users in an effort to reduce impact of rumours
WhatsApp has become the most widely used messaging platform in the world, which means it's being used to share memes, jokes and other media including hoaxes, fake news and other unsavoury material. Whatsapp has...
Collection without notice: Developers respond to Facebook Privacy Concerns
We reported yesterday on an investigation by Privacy International which found that a large percentage of Android apps were sending personal data to Facebook without ever logging into Facebook and without giving consent to...
Up to 61% of Android Apps could be be sending your personal data to...
Facebook has been caught with its hands in your personal data jar, again. It's come to light that an SDK provided by Facebook to app developers has been siphoning off your personal data, without...
Phil’s Best Smartphones, Smart Home Gadgets and more of 2018
Don’t you hate it when a year disappears and you’re not entirely sure where it went? Well that was 2018 for me with the usual array of family, Emergency Services, Tech and Work commitments...