An interview with WhatsApp Product Director Alice Newton-Rex on end-to-end encryption, spotting misinformation, the UK's Online Safety Act, Telegram, and more
The messaging platform's director of product discusses privacy issues, AI and new features for the app's 2bn users X: @cristinacriddle , @gateklons , @aservais1 , and @1br0wn X: Cristina Criddle / @cr...
Apple blocking Beeper Mini, not a service unto itself but an unauthorized client for a proprietary platform that costs a lot to run, is not anticompetitive
what a shame! I swear, these companies — Meta, Spotify, and Epic come to mind — are the whiniest bastards ever. In a hypothetical situation where Meta made its own phone and Apple wanted to create a...
Apple blocking Beeper Mini, not a service unto itself but an unauthorized client for a proprietary platform that costs a lot to run, is not anticompetitive
There's a lot to catch up on since last I wrote about Beeper. Long story short, they've been playing — and no surprise, losing — the cat-and-mouse game with Apple. Threads: @eshumarneedi , @lscottspe...
Google details the commercial spyware Hermit, used in Kazakhstan and Italy, targeting Android and iOS; the iOS version has six exploits, including two zero-days
Saturday, June 25, 2022 // (IG): BB //Weekly Sponsor: Dataminr Deeba Ahmed / HackRead : ISPs Helping Attackers Install Hermit Spyware on Smartphones- Google Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer : Spyware ...
Android lead Hiroshi Lockheimer says Apple is “holding back” the messaging experience for not just Android but its own users by not supporting RCS in iMessage
Android boss says it's not about iMessage — it's about RCS — On Saturday, Android boss Hiroshi Lockheimer accused Apple of … Source: @lockheimer and @lockheimer .
How the peer pressure to be a part of the blue bubble iMessage text groups keeps US teens locked into Apple's ecosystem
Good morning! Have you heard of Mukesh Ambani, the hotelier? Alan Friedman / PhoneArena : Google executive accuses Apple of using peer pressure and bullying to sell iPhones Jeff Butts / HotHardware.c...
Researchers say multiple telcos are deploying RCS in ways that expose users to text and call interception, spoofed phone calls, and location data leaks
A standard used by phone carriers around the world can leave users open to all sorts of attacks, like text message and call interception …
Researchers say multiple telcos are deploying RCS in ways that expose users to text and call interception, spoofed phone calls, and location data leaks
A standard used by phone carriers around the world can leave users open to all sorts of attacks, like text message and call interception …
A look at Syniverse, the company behind the delayed Valentine's Day texts, and its hardball tactics which have given it power over routing SMS between carriers
On November 7th, tens of thousands of people across the US woke up to strange text messages from friends and loved ones … Tweets: @waltmossberg , @jake_k , and @reckless Tweets: Walt Mossberg / @waltm...