Category: social media
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Concerns grow over WhatsApp username manipulation
WhatsApp’s Shift to Usernames: A New Era of Privacy and Concerns WhatsApp is set to introduce a significant change by shifting from using phone numbers to usernames for user identification. This move, expected to roll out later this year, aims to enhance user privacy and reduce the risks associated with sharing personal phone numbers. However,…
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WhatsApp lets you chat without sharing phone numbers – here’s how to claim your username
A New Era for WhatsApp: Chatting via Username WhatsApp is set to revolutionize the way users communicate by introducing a feature that allows people to chat using a username instead of a phone number. This move, which will be rolled out globally over the next few months, aims to enhance user privacy by eliminating the…
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Nostalgia Distorts Online Judgment, Scammers Exploit It
Nostalgia might distort your online perspective, and fraudsters are aware of this. Nostalgia can surprise you without warning. In one instant, you’re aimlessly browsing social media or looking through old pictures, and in the next, you’re traveling back through memories. All of a sudden, an old friend, relative, or coworker who you haven’t considered (or…
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Teens Targeted: Iranian Spies Recruit Brits Online
Iranian intelligence services are reportedly enlisting teenagers via social media platforms to conduct surveillance and potentially carry out attacks on British soil. Investigations have revealed that various channels on the messaging app Telegram, which are publicly accessible, have been advertising tasks purportedly for the Iranian regime. These channels are linked to Iran’s intelligence service and…