WhatsApp Updates

[Sushubh]

I was going to mention that Signal does not have Status updates

heh. some of us think of this as a feature. though i would not be surprised if telegram ends up adding stories in a future update. signal seems unlikely.

 

[Tejas01]

Sh!+ just got serious it seems.... WA is giving advertisement on newspapers claiming to respect users privacy.

 

[socrates]

Lots of people will be happy. Happiest will be the newspaper companies. Many have started believing this drivel. They have started posting 'I told you so' messages on WhatsApp.

 

[socrates]

Its so easy nowadays. First you create a lie. Then you shout it out shrill & loud. Then repeat it many times after that there will be umpteen mindless morons who will take up the chant for you. And hey presto it takes on a life of its own

This is called PR in modern parlance.

 

[krish_88]

Reminds me of the movie Drishyam

 

[socrates]

I like the way "security experts" pop out of the woodwork claiming WA is safe. Claiming to know something about this topic & further claiming to have done research on this topic. Their definition of research is typing some gibberish in Google search & parroting out the results.

 

[socrates]

As if we needed any more proof of their duplicitous ways. They have taken it upon themselves to repeatedly prove it to those who came in late.

WhatsApp says it can’t see your location, policy states otherwise

In the statement released on Tuesday, WhatsApp says it cannot see your shared location and neither can Facebook. It's new policy states otherwise.

www.indiatoday.in

WhatsApp Seems To Be Answering All The Wrong Questions About The Scary New Privacy Policy

WhatsApp is adamant that they are being transparent about user data, but those seven points are not the whole truth. What isn’t being talked about is what other data is being shared with Facebook Company Products, for improving services, personalizing suggestions and serving uncannily precise ads.

www.news18.com

 

[Tejas01]

If You Build for India, You Build For World: Signal Co-Founder To NDTV

‘If you start from a position of no information, you’re automatically protecting people’s privacy.’

gadgets.ndtv.com

Do give it a read... A transcript between Brian and NDTV.

 

[socrates]

In their language "its a no brainer" India, Brazil, China are biggest users of messaging apps. Though I am not sure this app is allowed in the China. It gives them bragging rights & more importantly the valuation increases. So at the end of the day, I guess 'its all about money honey'.
Flattery can get him some more users

 

[Navjot Singh]

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