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Messaging apps privacy: Signal, WhatsApp and news

Edited by Marcin Rybak

This edition was produced with artificial intelligence. Text and voice are generated automatically.

Timeline

  1. WhatsApp malware campaign targets business users with BYOVD Security
  2. InterSecLab Finds Russia’s Max Messenger Can Vary Surveillance Per Account Privacy
  3. Signal beta lets Android users register without a phone number for about $3 Privacy
  4. Calif builds AI-assisted WeChat worm that spreads through unanswered calls Security
  5. OpenAI Mac App Integration With iMessage Raises Encryption and Consent Concerns Privacy
  6. ChatGPT plugin can search Apple Messages, raising hidden-access concerns Privacy
  7. State actors tried to hack EU officials’ Signal and WhatsApp accounts Security
  8. French Cyber Spies Used GitHub Malware to Hack EncroChat Security
  9. WhatsApp tests AI-powered Scam Alert feature to flag suspicious messages Privacy
  10. Signal Launches Automatic Key Verification to Stop Server-Level Wiretapping Privacy
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  1. Signal launches Automatic Key Verification with independent auditors to thwart man-in-the-middle attacks Security
  2. Russia’s State-Backed Max Messenger AI Tells Users to Switch to Telegram or Signal Privacy
  3. Signal drops phone number requirement, but metadata remains a risk Privacy
  4. Australia Takes Telegram to Court Over Terrorist Content It Says the App Left Up Privacy
  5. Delta Chat Offers Decentralized, Anonymous Messaging Without Phone Number Privacy
  6. Telegram’s Anonymity Fuels Privacy, Piracy, and Pornography Concerns Privacy
  7. WhatsApp’s Username Feature Re-Ignites India’s Message Traceability Debate Privacy
  8. The Intercept’s Signal Tip Line Breached by Unauthorized Third Party Privacy
  9. WhatsApp Rolls Out Optional Usernames to Protect Phone Numbers Privacy
  10. India’s Telegram Ban Upheld by Court, Threatening Encrypted Apps Privacy
  11. Delhi High Court Upholds Full-Platform Telegram Ban Over NEET Exam Fraud Security
  12. Meta Files Contempt Complaint Against NSO Group for Violating Court Order Privacy
  13. France’s Tchap Messenger Breached via Credential Hijack Security