WhatsApp Tracking Site blames WhatsApp for letting them spy

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A WhatsApp tracking site marketed to catching suspected cheating spouses blames WhatsApp for facilitating the service with its always-on online status feature. The website lets…

Google releases short documentary on “Mubashir Puttar’s” success story on YouTube

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

The world may know him as a phenomenal culinary master who introduces them to centuries-old recipes. Still, Pakistanis know Mubashir Saddique as the village Masterchef…

#CivilWarinPakistan trend shows Fake News part of Indian 5th Gen Warfare needs stronger deterrence

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

When the recent protests against the government reached the peak this Sunday, several doctored images and misrepresented videos,  began being tweeted as part of the…

Twitter says services down for some users, but it’s working to fix it

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Twitter Inc said late on Friday that it was working on fixing an access issue after thousands of users reported problems with the platform. “Tweets…

A brief look at Pakistan’s decade long history of Social Media bans: 8 times & counting

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Pakistan’s digital industry had demanded that the government focus on the country’s digital transformation rather than moving ahead with “Ban-Astan” while also urging for a…

Instagram launches test where users can choose to see (or not see) likes

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Instagram is launching a small global test on Wednesday where users can choose whether to hide like counts on their own posts or other people’s…

After Turkey, Germany wants to stop WhatsApp from implementing new Privacy Policy

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WhatsApp has been facing a considerable backlash ever since it announced to update its privacy policy with changes that would allow Facebook to aggregate all of its…

Your WhatsApp Account Can Be Suspended by Anyone Who Has Your Phone Number

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In recent news, a loophole in WhatsApp has been determined where an attacker can completely suspend a user’s WhatsApp account where all is needed is…

PTA urges Twitter to block any “trends and tweets” against the country’s judiciary

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Telecom­munication Authority (PTA) has directed Twitter to immediately block and remove malicious “trends and tweets” vilifying superior judiciary of the country. “Twitter has…

Facebook’s ad algorithms still excluding women from seeing jobs, study reveals

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to the latest audit of its ad service, Facebook withholds certain job ads from women because of their gender. An audit conducted by independent…

New study reveals that Facebook’s job ad algorithm discriminates based on gender

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook isn’t supposed to let advertisers target by things like age or gender for employment ads anymore, but a new study shows that the social…

Facebook Invested $23 Million For CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Security Last Year

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to a filing by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Facebook has spent nearly $23 million last year to ensure proper security for the man…

WhatsApp Launches Short Keys Called ‘Cheat Codes’

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WhatsApp is taking the next step to make its messaging platform more user immersive and fun by introducing short keys which can be used on…

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