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WhatsApp New Update Lets You Chat Without Sharing Your Phone Number

WhatsApp is testing usernames that could let users chat without sharing phone numbers, adding a new privacy layer now rolling out to some beta users.

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Google Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption to Eligible Gmail Users on Mobile

Google has brought end-to-end encrypted Gmail to Android and iOS for eligible Workspace users, extending secure mobile email without extra apps.

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Instagram Users Urged to Save Encrypted DMs Before Feature Disappears

Meta will soon end Instagram’s end-to-end encrypted chats, citing low adoption and directing users to export affected messages.

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‘Largest Data Leak in History’: WhatsApp Flaw Exposed Billions of Users

Austrian researchers used a WhatsApp contact-lookup flaw to map 3.5 billion phone numbers, revealing how basic metadata can build a directory of accounts.

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