How one government is building a WhatsApp alternative to combat privacy concerns
French government building its own encrypted messenger service to ease fears that foreign entities could spy on private conversations between officials.
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WhatsApp turns its attention to business
With WhatsApp Business, the company could be eyeing future collaboration efforts.
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WhatsApp turns on end-to-end encryption
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has strengthened the encryption of its widely used instant messaging app, a development that in theory makes it harder for law enforcement to gain access to communications.
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Revealed: The top 10 apps that companies hate
Companies are wary about what employees are doing on their smartphones. Be it data loss or time-wasting, a growing number of employers are actively stopping staff from using certain apps on company-controlled devices.
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AT&T, WhatsApp get low marks from EFF for data disclosure policies
The Electronic Frontier Foundation released the latest version of its annual "Who Has Your Back" report on tech companies' data disclosure policies Wednesday afternoon, giving perfect five-star ratings to companies including Apple, Adobe, Dropbox and Yahoo.
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Facebook coughs up $19bn to buy WhatsApp, draw younger users
Facebook may be shelling out $19 billion in cash and stock for the messaging company WhatsApp to stanch the departure of younger users from the social network.
