The WhatsApp last seen feature is now set to "My Contacts" by default, preventing strangers you haven't chatted with from seeing this information in the app.
WhatsApp privacy change limits who gets to see your “last seen” status by default
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New report says even opting out of app tracking won’t keep Facebook or Snapchat from tracking users
After Apple announced the App Tracking Transparency feature for iOS, there were some companies banging a lot of drums about how it would demolish their businesses. Facebook, for instance, was adamant that the ATT feature would ruin Facebook as we knew it. However, it turns out that the social media giant has figured it out.
Tile360 is selling off precise location data from its millions of users
In today's world, it's not a big surprise when we hear that some companies are selling off data related to their users. It happens all the time, and many companies have made a killing from it. It's big business. Unfortunately, some companies you just hope it doesn't turn out to be that way. Like one that's designed around a "family safety platform."
Apple sues NSO Group because its Pegasus spyware was used to target iPhone users
Apple is taking Israel's NSO Group to court because its Pegasus spyware was used extensively for surveillance and targeting of high-profile iPhone users.
Facebook Messenger and Instagram will adopt end-to-end encrypted chat in 2023
Technically speaking, Facebook Messenger does offer end-to-end encrypted communication options. Those are available in video and audio calls, a feature Facebook launched in August of this year. However, end-to-end encryption for actual text chats isn't available just yet. But that will change at some point in the future. Maybe in 2023.
Why Apple Pay gets disabled on your Mac in clamshell mode and with wireless Touch ID
If Apple Pay Touch ID authentication isn't working on your Intel-based or Apple silicon Mac, this is by design. Here's what you need to know.
iOS 15.2 lets you scan for sneaky AirTags that might be secretly tracking you
To help prevent unwarned AirTag tracking, iOS 15.2 lets you scan sneaky AirTags that might be planted on your person or in your car to secretly track you.
iOS 15.2 beta enables Communication Safety feature in Messages
Earlier this year, Apple debuted what it calls Expanded Protections for Children. It's a suite of features that are baked into Apple's software, including iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The goal is to help protect children from abuse, among other child safety endeavors. With the first iOS 15.2 beta hinted at one of the feature's return, it looks like that will indeed be happening with the public launch.
Craig Federighi says sideloading apps on iOS would be a ‘criminal’s best friend’
Sideloading iOS apps is not a thing that's possible right now in the default setting of Apple's most popular mobile operating system. But it is a pipe dream for a lot of people. Even for the folks who aren't already jailbreaking their devices. But, if you ask Craig Federighi, it doesn't look like Apple's even kind of considering the idea.
How to browse the web privately in Safari on iOS, Mac, Vision Pro
Learn how Safari’s private browsing mode works and how to activate it to surf the web without leaving tracks on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro.
This free jailbreak tweak prevents apps from accessing your Photo Library in the background
One thing all iPhone users seem to agree about is that their privacy is very important to them. Regardless, we continue to witness apps overstepping their boundaries time and time again for what the developer’s deem a so-called “better user experience.”
Facebook promises new Instagram features it hopes will lessen the potential harm for teens
Facebook will nudge teens on Instagram away from harmful content as well as encourage children to take a break from its toxic photo-sharing platform for a while.