The messaging platform WhatsApp is ready to implement unique usernames, a long-awaited development for users to finally free themselves from the requirement to provide their phone number to be contacted.
The change, "confirmed in the latest beta version for Android (v2.25.28.12), represents the end…
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Digital euro developments focus on privacy and holding limits
The digital euro could see the light of day in October 2025. In the meantime, authorities are focused on two key issues: privacy and holding limits.
A second report published by the European Central Bank (ECB) details the progress of the…
Downloading fake apps is a danger to user security
Users of electronic devices enjoy multiple applications that facilitate communication and certain tasks. However, when fake or cracked applications are downloaded, users are exposed to a breach of their security and privacy.
Malicious…
WhatsApp will not allow you to take screenshots of conversations
The next update to the WhatsApp messaging platform includes a new feature aimed at protecting privacy. This is about preventing users from taking screenshots of conversations.
The ban on taking screenshots will be activated in the latest…
Chrome will not delete third-party cookies
Despite what Google has been announcing in recent years about the elimination of third-party cookies, this week the company declared that it will not implement it and that it is working on a plan that guarantees privacy.
There will be…
MetaMask extended its security alerts to multiple blockchains
The well-known self-custody cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask, based on Ethereum, announced a major update to its security features. From now on, default security alerts will be extended to users of web extensions and mobile apps across…
Instagram and Facebook were sued for charging privacy fee
Austrian privacy-focused organization Noyb filed a lawsuit against Meta over its recent model of paying for privacy on Facebook and Instagram, the organization announced on Thursday. Since the beginning of November, Meta has implemented a…
WhatsApp works on unique usernames
WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will allow the identification of user accounts through names instead of phone numbers. This innovative feature, initially implemented in Android version 2.23.11.15 in May this year, makes it easier…
WhatsApp allows you to hide the chat as an improvement in privacy
WhatsApp users now have a new feature in the application that allows them to hide or block the most private chats using a password or an emoji.
According to the morocotacoin platform, “this function of blocking and hiding chats with a…
WhatsApp incorporates a function that allows you to sign documents from the app
WhatsApp is characterized by looking for new ways to improve the user experience. In this sense, it works on the new service called DocuSign for signing documents in the application. On the other hand, it has the new WhatsApp Delivery…
WhatsApp works on an alternative profile option
WhatsApp is working on a new privacy option for Android that introduces the ability to set up an alternate profile, with which you will be able to use a secondary profile photo and name to show them to users who do not have access to your…
WhatsApp will hide phone numbers in communities
WhatsApp launched a new feature that allows you to preserve the privacy of phone numbers within communities, according to WABetainfo.
This feature is currently only available to Beta users and its main purpose is to safeguard users'…