🗞 Checkpoint Confusion
Some media irresponsibility reported that WhatsApp and Telegram accounts could be hijacked by sending malware-laced images.
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Some media irresponsibility reported that WhatsApp and Telegram accounts could be hijacked by sending malware-laced images.
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Telegraph
Unlike in WhatsApp, nobody could take over your Telegram account by simply sending you a photo
A company called Check Point has discovered a way of taking over a WhatsApp account provided that your target simply opened a photo you sent them. No additional actions from the target were required. Some media reported that "the same" vulnerability was discovered…
🗞 Telegram has reached 200 million active users
Within the last 30 days, Telegram was used by 200,000,000 people. This is an insane number by any standards. If Telegram were a country, it would have been the sixth largest country in the world.
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Within the last 30 days, Telegram was used by 200,000,000 people. This is an insane number by any standards. If Telegram were a country, it would have been the sixth largest country in the world.
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Telegram
200,000,000 Monthly Active Users
Within the last 30 days, Telegram was used by 200 million people. This is an insane number by any standards. If Telegram were a country, it would have been the sixth largest country in the world.
🗞 Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from Android phones
If you're really concerned about privacy, you should not share address book and call-log data with any mobile application.
In Telegram, once you give contact permission, you can't reset your contact list. You can only reset imported contact (people who has no Telegram account).
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If you're really concerned about privacy, you should not share address book and call-log data with any mobile application.
In Telegram, once you give contact permission, you can't reset your contact list. You can only reset imported contact (people who has no Telegram account).
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Ars Technica
Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from Android phones [Updated]
Maybe check your data archive to see if Facebook’s algorithms know who you called.
📰 How apps power Hong Kong's 'leaderless' protests
Huge Telegram group chats with real-time voting let demonstrators decide what steps to take next.
June 30, 2019
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bbc.com/news/technology-48802125
Huge Telegram group chats with real-time voting let demonstrators decide what steps to take next.
June 30, 2019
@Telegram #news
bbc.com/news/technology-48802125
BBC News
How apps power Hong Kong's 'leaderless' protests
Huge group chats with real-time voting let demonstrators decide what steps to take next.
Telegram shares users data in copyright violation lawsuit
Telegram has disclosed names of administrators, their phone numbers and IP addresses of channels accused of copyright infringement in compliance with a court order in India in a remarkable illustration of the data the instant messaging platform stores on its users and can be made to disclose by authorities.
The app operator was forced to shared the data after a teacher sued the firm for not doing enough to prevent unauthorised distribution of her course material on the platform. Neetu Singh, the plaintiff teacher, said a number of Telegram channels were re-selling her study materials without permission at discounted prices.
An Indian court earlier had ordered Telegram to adhere to the Indian law and disclose details about those operating such channels.
In an order last week, Justice Prathiba Singh said Telegram had complied with the earlier order and shared the data. read more
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Telegram has disclosed names of administrators, their phone numbers and IP addresses of channels accused of copyright infringement in compliance with a court order in India in a remarkable illustration of the data the instant messaging platform stores on its users and can be made to disclose by authorities.
The app operator was forced to shared the data after a teacher sued the firm for not doing enough to prevent unauthorised distribution of her course material on the platform. Neetu Singh, the plaintiff teacher, said a number of Telegram channels were re-selling her study materials without permission at discounted prices.
An Indian court earlier had ordered Telegram to adhere to the Indian law and disclose details about those operating such channels.
In an order last week, Justice Prathiba Singh said Telegram had complied with the earlier order and shared the data. read more
#news #privacy