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Pegasus-owner NSO asked to pay WhatsApp $167 million in damages for spying
A US federal jury has ordered Israeli spyware firm NSO Group to pay over $167 million in punitive damages and approximately $444,000 in compensatory damages to WhatsApp over a 2019 cyberattack on the messaging platform.
May 71 min read


WhatsApp launches feature that prevents chat export, auto download of media
Meta-owned WhatsApp has introduced Advanced Chat Privacy, a feature designed to bolster user protection by preventing the export of chats, automatic media downloads, and use of messages for AI functions.
Apr 241 min read


Meta challenges Indian anti-trust body's order against WhatsApp data sharing practices
Facebook-owner Meta may "roll back or pause" some features in India due to an order by the country's competition authority barring WhatsApp
Jan 152 min read


Indian anti-trust body fines Meta more than $20 million over WhatsApp policy
The Competition Commission of India has fined Meta Rs 213.14 crore, or more than $ 20 million, over its WhatsApp privacy policy update done
Nov 19, 20242 min read


NSO operated spyware Pegasus, not government clients, lawsuit reveals
A lawsuit has revealed for the first time that it was not the government clients but the Israeli firm NSO which extracted information from t
Nov 16, 20242 min read


MetaAI's highest users in India, says Mark Zuckerberg
Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg said that India is now the largest market for AI usage owing to widespread usage of WhatsApp in the country Â
Aug 3, 20241 min read


WhatsApp has not informed if it would leave India: IT Minister Vaishnaw
Indian IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has that WhatsApp and its parent company Meta have not informed the central government of any plans to s
Jul 30, 20241 min read


WhatsApp working on in-app photo edit feature on Meta AI
The app will allow users to ask questions about their pictures, like identifying objects or proving context, according to the report.
Jul 8, 20241 min read


WhatsApp goes... if told to break encryption: Firm tells Delhi HC over IT Rules
Meta-owned WhatsApp has threatened to withdraw from India if it is coerced into compromising the encryption safeguarding messages and...
Apr 26, 20242 min read


Meta launches text-to-image AI on WhatsApp in US
With this feature, users can begin typing a text-to-image request in a chat with Meta AI and get the image. "Built with Meta Llama 3,...
Apr 19, 20241 min read


Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from App Store in China
Apple on Friday removed Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China in compliance with the country's orders. Other...
Apr 19, 20241 min read


Meta testing AI chatbot for WhatsApp in India, other markets
Instant messaging app WhatsApp is currently testing Meta AI, a chatbot fuelled by a large language model, among users in India and other...
Apr 12, 20241 min read
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