April 09, 2020

Facebook’s new Tuned chat app lets couples keep their mush private

If you're OK with Facebook getting your phone number and storing your love notes, photos, shared daily diary and more, then Tune away, baes.

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February 25, 2020

Google stops indexing WhatsApp chats; other search engines still at it

Private chat invites aren't meant to be unfindable, Facebook says, though a snippet of code eventually shielded them from Google indexing.

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February 05, 2020

Facebook will let parents see kids’ chat history, peer into inbox

It's revamping Messenger Kids with new parental controls and updated information on its children’s data policy.

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August 30, 2019

Facebook: ‘Technical error’ let strangers into Messenger Kids chats

It won't happen again, Facebook told senators who wondered how well it's handling kids' privacy in the chat app abhorred by kids advocates.

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June 22, 2017

What does looking under the hood of your browser reveal about you?

Looking closely at the tracking that's done while you browse can be very unnerving - but does that mean you should give up using the web?

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September 21, 2016

Google weakens Allo privacy promises

This should save Google some headaches: Allo messages will be accessible to law enforcement with warrants, unlike with apps like WhatsApp.

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June 03, 2016

Is Facebook making end-to-end encryption on Messenger opt-in only?

Rumor has it Facebook is also shunting people off native chat and onto Messenger.

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