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WhatsApp's new privacy features to allow silent exit from group chats
WhatsApp is to allow users to leave group chats without notifying others and control who can see when they are online as part of a privacy update to the messaging app.

Tue, 09 Aug, 2022

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WhatsApp users can now transfer message data from Android to an iPhone
WhatsApp users who are switching to an iPhone from Android can now take their message history with them.

Tue, 14 Jun, 2022

Mother of four urges people to 'be on your game' following WhatsApp scam
Mother of four urges people to 'be on your game' following WhatsApp scam
The swindle attempt sees a person get a text claiming to be their child looking for money to buy a new phone

Fri, 25 Mar, 2022

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Joyce Fegan: Phonesick? Individual abstinence alone is not the solution
"One study from Carnegie Mellon University that Hari cites in his new book found that we have lost about 20% of our brain power because of our online living"

Sat, 08 Jan, 2022

WhatsApp expands disappearing messages tool
WhatsApp expands disappearing messages tool
The update will also see users able to choose after how long messages disappear: 24 hours, seven days or 90 days

Tue, 07 Dec, 2021

Serious, overworked, very sad male health care worker
Joyce Fegan: Covid is a fertile breeding ground for conspiracies
Scratch below the historical surface of conspiracy theories and you'll find they have always been used to create a radicalising pathway by far right movements globally

Sun, 21 Nov, 2021

WhatsApp launches end-to-end encrypted chat back-ups
WhatsApp launches end-to-end encrypted chat back-ups
WhatsApp will now allow users to end-to-end encrypt their chat history back-ups as an “extra, optional layer of security” to protect an account.

Thu, 14 Oct, 2021

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Facebook outage: what went wrong and why did it take so long to fix?
Billions of users were unable to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for hours while the social media giant scrambled to restore services

Tue, 05 Oct, 2021

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WhatsApp brings High Court challenge against Irish regulator's €225m fine
WhatsApp Ireland claims the Data Protection Commission's decision is unconstitutional and incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights

Thu, 16 Sep, 2021

Ryan satisfied with approach to Leddin WhatsApp controversy
Ryan satisfied with approach to Leddin WhatsApp controversy
No sanction needed for Green TD over messages says party leader

Mon, 13 Sep, 2021

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Catherine Martin 'disappointed' Greens won't sanction Brian Leddin over Whatsapp remarks
Limerick City TD apologised for 'repulsive and degrading' remarks about councillor Elisa O'Donovan but the minister says the party should further sanction him for his behaviour

Wed, 08 Sep, 2021

WhatsApp to allow chat history transfers between Android and iOS
WhatsApp to allow chat history transfers between Android and iOS
The Facebook-owned messaging service said the feature had been one of the most requested from its userbase and will be first rolled out on Android to Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold3 and Flip3.

Wed, 11 Aug, 2021

WhatsApp introduces View Once disappearing photos and videos
WhatsApp introduces View Once disappearing photos and videos
The Facebook-owned messaging giant confirmed it will begin rolling out the View Once feature this week.

Wed, 04 Aug, 2021

WhatsApp rail options
WhatsApp tests calls and messages without using phone for new system
The new feature will be rolled out to a small group of users as a beta test before it is extended to all of its estimated two billion accounts.

Thu, 15 Jul, 2021

WhatsApp rail options
WhatsApp launches ad campaign to promote benefits of end-to-end encryption
The messaging platform has launched a new ad campaign in parts of Europe which it says has been designed to reiterate its “commitment to privacy”.

Mon, 14 Jun, 2021

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German watchdog bans Facebook from processing WhatsApp data
A German privacy watchdog has banned Facebook from gathering data on users of its WhatsApp chat app, citing an update to its privacy policy that it said breaches stringent European data protection rules.

Tue, 11 May, 2021

WhatsApp adds desktop voice and video calling
WhatsApp adds desktop voice and video calling
WhatsApp is introducing the ability for users to make voice and video calls via the desktop version of the app for the first time.

Thu, 04 Mar, 2021

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WhatsApp to disable messaging for users who do not accept new terms after May 15
WhatsApp users will not be able to read or send messages after May 15 if they do not accept the app’s updated terms and conditions.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2021

WhatsApp clarifies update plans after privacy concerns
WhatsApp clarifies update plans after privacy concerns
WhatsApp is changing how it will ask users to review its upcoming policy update after the app said it was the victim of “misinformation” about what changes were being made.

Thu, 18 Feb, 2021

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WhatsApp makes it easier to mass-delete GIFs and videos clogging up phone space
Multimedia files can take up a lot of a device’s storage space over time – and until now, clearing it from WhatsApp meant going through chats and selecting what to remove

Tue, 03 Nov, 2020

WhatsApp adds web search feature to help users debunk misinformation
WhatsApp adds web search feature to help users debunk misinformation
It will add a magnifying glass icon next to forwarded messages that appear in chats, which users can tap to perform a Google search on the content.

Tue, 04 Aug, 2020

WhatsApp to introduce ads in 2020
WhatsApp to introduce ads in 2020

Facebook has confirmed the messaging app will feature ads at its annual Marketing Summit in the Netherlands.

Thu, 30 May, 2019

Update: Facebook sorry after outage left users frustrated
Update: Facebook sorry after outage left users frustrated

The hashtags #FacebookDown, #instagramdown and #whatsappdown were all trending on Twitter.

Sun, 14 Apr, 2019

Irish WhatsApp users warned over phishing scam
Irish WhatsApp users warned over phishing scam

Irish WhatsApp users are being warned about a phishing scam that could soon hit the messaging app here.

Fri, 15 Jun, 2018

WhatsApp boss Jan Koum to leave Facebook amid data scandal
WhatsApp boss Jan Koum to leave Facebook amid data scandal

WhatsApp chief executive Jan Koum is breaking ties with his company's parent, Facebook, amid a privacy scandal that has dogged the social network for weeks.

Tue, 01 May, 2018

WhatsApp raising minimum age for users
WhatsApp raising minimum age for users

WhatsApp is raising its minimum age from 13 to 16 across Europe.

Wed, 25 Apr, 2018

WhatsApp co-founder encourages user to delete Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal
WhatsApp co-founder encourages user to delete Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Pressure is mounting on Facebook to explain how a British firm used data from 50 million of its users without permission.

Wed, 21 Mar, 2018

How Whatsapp is helping researchers predict deadly landslides in Columbia
How Whatsapp is helping researchers predict deadly landslides in Columbia

UK researchers are using information sent via WhatsApp to help predict deadly landslides in Colombia.

Fri, 05 Jan, 2018

Whatsapp Doc? Messaging service helps doctors share information
Whatsapp Doc? Messaging service helps doctors share information

Medics helped develop a 'WhatsApp Doc' messaging service to enable hospital doctors to securely contact colleagues with questions about patient care.

Wed, 27 Dec, 2017

Whatsapp warning of 'malicious software' that can hack your phone a hoax
Whatsapp warning of 'malicious software' that can hack your phone a hoax

Many users of WhatsApp have received a message over the last number of days, warning of a malicious piece of software that can hack your phone in 10 seconds.

Thu, 07 Dec, 2017

Sentencing of woman who forwarded video of child being raped adjourned
Sentencing of woman who forwarded video of child being raped adjourned

The sentencing of a woman who forwarded a video clip of a child being raped through WhatsApp has been adjourned until March.

Tue, 21 Nov, 2017

What's up with WhatsApp? Users bereft as messaging service fails
What's up with WhatsApp? Users bereft as messaging service fails

WhatsApp users were up in arms on Friday morning as the messaging service went down across the globe for 45 minutes.

Fri, 03 Nov, 2017

Whatsapp raises transparency over users’ data
Whatsapp raises transparency over users’ data

The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has welcomed the “greater transparency” of Whatsapp, after the messaging service published new ‘frequently asked questions’ (FAQs) relating to the sharing of its users’ data.

Wed, 23 Aug, 2017

Facebook fined €110m over user data claim in WhatsApp takeover
Facebook fined €110m over user data claim in WhatsApp takeover

Facebook has been slapped with a €110 million fine after the EU's anti-trust watchdog.

Thu, 18 May, 2017

WhatsApp back in service after outage cut millions off
WhatsApp back in service after outage cut millions off

Messaging service WhatsApp has returned after suffering an outage that cut off millions of users around the world.

Thu, 04 May, 2017

WhatsApp eyes move into digital payments services
WhatsApp eyes move into digital payments services

Facebook’s instant messaging app, WhatsApp, is mulling a foray into digital payment services in India, its first such offering globally, and has advertised to hire a digital transactions lead in the country.

Wed, 05 Apr, 2017

LATEST: Simon Coveney tells TDs and Senators to 'back off' Taoiseach
LATEST: Simon Coveney tells TDs and Senators to 'back off' Taoiseach

Latest: Simon Coveney has told Fine Gael TDs and Senators to 'back off' the Taoiseach, over the party leadership. .

Mon, 20 Feb, 2017

Facebook to face multimillion-euro fine
Facebook to face multimillion-euro fine
Facebook risks a multimillion-euro fine for allegedly misleading EU merger watchdogs when it won approval to buy the WhatsApp messaging service in 2014.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2016

Facebook to 'hold off' collecting WhatsApp user data
Facebook to 'hold off' collecting WhatsApp user data

Facebook has agreed to hold off collecting data from people who use WhatsApp.

Mon, 07 Nov, 2016

German authorities order end to Facebook/WhatsApp data-share scheme
German authorities order end to Facebook/WhatsApp data-share scheme

German data protection authorities have ordered Facebook to delete data - including phone numbers - the social media giant has received from its subsidiary WhatsApp.

Tue, 27 Sep, 2016

WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook
WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook

WhatsApp is to start sharing user data with Facebook.

Fri, 26 Aug, 2016

Telecoms industry ‘to lose up to €260bn’ in the next 10 years
Telecoms industry ‘to lose up to €260bn’ in the next 10 years

The telecoms industry is in a period of huge upheaval that will see $300bn (€260bn) of revenue wiped from traditional telecoms across the world in the coming decade.

Tue, 12 Apr, 2016

Dad’s World with Jonathan deBurca Butler
Dad’s World with Jonathan deBurca Butler
THE news came late at night in the form of a WhatsApp text message.

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

WhatsApp hope to overturn Brazilian ban
WhatsApp hope to overturn Brazilian ban

WhatsApp has said it is hoping to agree a deal with Brazilian officials to overturn a temporary ban on using it.

Thu, 17 Dec, 2015

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