Naomi Osaka asks for more ‘privacy and empathy’ when she returns to the court after dropping out of French Open over decision to dodge press conferences and opening up on her battles with depression Naomi Osaka has asked for more privacy when she returns to tennis action Osaka pulled out of the French Open this … Read more
The past few years, users and privacy groups have become more aware and consistent in calling out tech companies about their sometimes lax security and privacy practices. Following Apple’s recent push for privacy for their users, it looks like Google is following in their footsteps. They will be tightening some of their privacy policies when … Read more
It may not be a household name yet but UC Browser, owned by Chinese conglomerate Alibaba, has become one of the most downloaded browsers on Android devices this month. In fact, in terms of numbers, it’s the fourth biggest browser in the world right now, particularly in Asia. One of their main features is an … Read more
The WhatsApp privacy policy saga continues as once again, the Facebook-owned messaging app has been “forced” to backtrack on their earlier statement. The new policy started rolling out last May 15 and originally, WhatsApp said that they will keep reminding users to accept the changes and if they don’t, eventually their account will be non-functional … Read more
While the rest of the world will have to deal with the new privacy policy that WhatsApp has controversially enacted, folks in India will not be “punished” for not accepting the new terms. WhatsApp says that they are complying with the letter that the Indian government has sent them and will not limit users who … Read more
While most probably wait for upcoming new features for Android devices and Google apps during Google I/O, there are also those that watch out for the latest privacy and security tools that the tech giant will bring. These are especially important during these times when people expect transparency from the companies they entrust their data … Read more
Google may be busy with numerous businesses, products, and services but it still has its limitations. It can’t be perfect and can’t be everything to everyone. We believe it will continue to improve on its products and processes especially if its rivals are doing very well or also improving. At the upcoming Google I/O 2021, … Read more
Not all messages you send you’d want to keep a record of, for one reason or another. That’s why messaging apps that have a disappearing mode are pretty popular. WhatsApp currently has Disappearing Messages but it’s something that you’d have to turn on for each conversation. It looks like the Facebook-owned app is currently working … Read more
The effectivity of WhatsApp’s new privacy policy is almost upon us and that means users will have to accept or not the changes by May 15. They have spent weeks trying to do an information campaign on what the new policy actually is and not the “fake news” that spread around before their clarification. Now … Read more
WhatsApp is giving users ‘several more weeks’ to agree to a controversial privacy update or risk losing access to the app’s functionality. Until a few days ago, WhatsApp users had until this Saturday (May 15) to accept the update, which is related to policy changes necessary to allow users to message businesses on the app. But now … Read more