Tag: Whatsapp privacy breach

WhatsApp spying on you via Google Pixel 7 Pro? Google reacts, says UPDATE app now
22Jun By adminNo Comments
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WhatsApp spying on you via Google Pixel 7 Pro? Google reacts, says UPDATE app now

[ad_1] A month after the WhatsApp privacy controversy drew global outrage, Google has finally reacted! Last month, WhatsApp had come under the scanner due to a privacy breach controversy highlighted in a tweet. In a social media post, Foad Dabiri, an engineer working at Twitter, shared screenshots alleging that WhatsApp had repeatedly accessed the microphone of his Google Pixel 7 Pro while he was asleep without any such instruction from him. In effect, WhatsApp, or the Google Pixel 7 Pro phone, was spying on him. Several users have echoed similar concerns about WhatsApp's alleged privacy breach. "WhatsApp has been using the microphone in the background, while I was asleep and since I woke up at 6AM (and that's just a part of the timeline!) What's going on?" Foad Dabiri tweeted.While rea...
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Meta says Android bug caused WhatsApp privacy breach
12May By adminNo Comments
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Meta says Android bug caused WhatsApp privacy breach

[ad_1] Days after an alleged WhatsApp privacy breach put the privacy of billions of WhatsApp users around the world at risk, Meta has now issued a statement in response to the issue. The incident that sparked global outrage occurred when a Twitter engineer on WhatsApp revealed that the microphone on his Google Pixel 7 Pro smartphone was live and tracking him. It drew reactions from current Twitter Chief Elon Musk and India's Union Minister of State for Electronics and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar.Now, a spokesperson for Meta India has come out and responded to the claims that the privacy of WhatsApp users was breached. Google issues statementTwitter Engineer Foad Dabiri shared screenshots on Twitter, claiming that WhatsApp had accessed the microphone on his Pixel 7 Pro several times ...
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‘Unacceptable’ WhatsApp privacy breach controversy: Explained
11May By adminNo Comments
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‘Unacceptable’ WhatsApp privacy breach controversy: Explained

[ad_1] A recent alleged WhatsApp Privacy Breach has caused concerns for billions of users worldwide. It caused billionaire Elon Musk, India's Union Minister of State for Electronics and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and other influential figures to react. Notably, India is WhatsApp's largest market with 487 million users, according to Statista. But this recent privacy breach has put the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company under the spotlight again.The incident that sparked the global furore occurred when a Twitter engineer on the messaging platform revealed that the microphone on his Google Pixel 7 Pro smartphone was live and tracking him. Because of the growing privacy concerns about WhatsApp, know the details of what happened. Foad Dabiri, an engineer working at Twitter recently shared s...
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Govt to examine WhatsApp’s breach of privacy: Minister
10May By adminNo Comments
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Govt to examine WhatsApp’s breach of privacy: Minister

[ad_1] The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday.In a tweet, the minister said the government will examine the alleged breach of privacy even as the new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill was being readied. This followed a claim that WhatsApp accessed a user's microphone while he was sleeping. "WhatsApp has been using the microphone in the background, while I was asleep and since I woke up at 6 AM," Foad Dabiri, an engineering director at Twitter said on Saturday. "What's going on?"Replying to Dabiri's tweet, Chandrasekhar said, "This is an unacceptable breach and violation of privacy.""We will be e...
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