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Whats App Tests Real-Time Scam Alert Feature To Warn Users Against Fraud Messages
48+ min ago (383+ words) Meta has begun testing a new Whats App security feature that will warn users in real time when a chat message appears suspicious or potentially linked to online fraud. The feature is designed to detect fake links, phishing attempts, OTP…...
Canada Introduces Bill To Restrict Social Media Access For Under-16s
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (554+ words) Canada has introduced a digital safety bill that would restrict access to social media platforms for children under the age of 16, while allowing companies to seek exemptions if they can demonstrate adequate safeguards for young users. Bill C-34, introduced on Wednesday…...
Instagram expands "Your Algorithm" to feed, giving users more control over recommendations
34+ min ago (404+ words) New Delhi: Instagram's "Your Algorithm' feature being introduced to the main Feed will allow people to see more of what the platform is recommending for them. The update will enable users to see and edit the interests that affect content…...
Google Business Profiles Adds Whats App Numbers In Bulk
45+ min ago (196+ words) Google seems to have added Whats App phone numbers to tons of Google Business Profiles automatically over the past week. Google has sent email notifications to some of those businesses, and in some cases, the numbers are wrong or they…...
Canada introduces social media ban for under-16s, but platforms could avoid it
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (355+ words) In a nutshell: Another country is joining the rapidly growing list of nations to ban social media use among children. Canada has introduced proposed legislation that would prevent anyone younger than 16 from having accounts on these services, though there is…...
Why encryption alone is not enough in modern communications
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (438+ words) End to end encryption (E2 EE) alone does not equal security End to end encryption (E2 EE) has become synonymous with secure communications. For many organizations, it is treated as the foundation upon which trust is built. That mindset is now being…...
Canada's social media ban for under-16s comes with a catch. Here's what to know
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (979+ words) Canada is moving to restrict social media access for under-16s and introduce new rules for AI chatbots, joining a growing list of countries seeking to protect young people online. But the proposed legislation is not as straightforward as a simple…...
Whats App Security Update: Meta tests Scam Alert to flag fraud messages in chats
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (35+ words) Deccan Herald Whats App Security Update: Meta tests Scam Alert to flag fraud messages in chats Whats App Scam Alert feature. Follow us on:...
Bot or Not: Nearly half of us can't tell the difference on social media, claims study
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (391+ words) Artificial intelligence and automated traffic may have officially overtaken human activity on the internet. But a new cybersecurity study has exposed a far more alarming reality: almost half of us can no longer tell the difference between a real person…...
Global Incremental Market Depleted: How Far Can High - end Transformation of Mobile Phone Consumption in Africa Go?
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (1625+ words) In the first quarter of 2026, the smartphone market in Africa grew by 3% year-on-year to 19. 9 million units. Compared with the past, mobile phone consumption in some regions of Africa has started to show a "high-end" trend this year. In the first…...