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Tech tips: How to set up WhatsApp Payments even if you don’t have the Payments feature yet

WhatsApp Payments is a UPI-based payment feature that allows you to send or receive money from one bank account to another. UPI basically allows you to link more than bank account from one smartphone app and easily do money transaction without having the need to enter IFSC code or bank … …

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WhatsApp Says It Collects ‘Very Little Data’ About Users After Privacy Outcry

As Facebook deals with the improper handling of data in the Cambridge Analytica controversy, experts have raised concerns regarding the data collected by the company's popular instant messaging service – WhatsApp. The messaging service, which has over 200-million active users in India alone, … Read More

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Cellphone Roulette: Martin puts the team to the test

WhatsApp is by far one of the most reliable forms of communication in the world. WhatsApp Pixabay. More than one-billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family. It allows us to privately send messages, videos, photos, and voice notes. But what happens …

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Twitter

The Worst Types of People On Twitter

Twitter users are a group of characters that can make you laugh, cry, cringe, and convulse with rage all at the same time. It is one of the many aspects of the platform that make it so unique. I run the Freezing Cold Takes account on Twitter (@OldTakesExposed) which, among …

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Jimmy Kimmel Apologizes After His Twitter Feud With Sean Hannity Was Criticized by LGBT …

Jimmy Kimmel apologized Monday after a Twitter flare-up with Fox pundit Sean Hannity over the weekend was criticized as insensitive to the LGBTQ community. While the late-night comedian admitted to “having fun with [the] back and forth,” Kimmel said he realized “that the level of vitriol from all … Read More

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American Chopper argument revs Twitter with resurgent meme

Never saw the reality TV show American Chopper? If you've spent any time on Twitter in the last week or so, you've probably seen enough of the retired show's two main characters to make up your cultural deficit. A meme that's been brought back to life like some roaring Harley …

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Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg’s wilful blindness to Facebook’s dark side

When Mark Zuckerberg appears before a US congressional committee on Tuesday, he will doubtless expand on what seems to be Facebook's new mission. The “move fast and break things” mantra of the social network's early days is long gone; now it is more like move slow and fix things. Plenty …

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Facebook suspends, investigates CubeYou, another data-harvester

Facebook's slow-motion privacy awakening continued over the weekend, with a data analytics outfit called CubeYou suspended from the "platform" pending investigation over T&C violations. For some time, privacy advocates have warned that cute-and-popular quizzes linked from Facebook – “Which … Read More

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Sequoia Fund buys stake in Facebook

The Sequoia Fund has taken a stake in Facebook in the wake of a data scandal that has rocked the company's share price. Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, the manager of the mutual fund, said in a note to clients that it bought a small stake in Facebook at the end …

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Social Media

Cyber detective looks for homicide clues in cellphones, social media

It took exacting work, but Columbus police homicide detective James Howe followed a trail, not of blood, but of digital footprints to catch the killers. The case required meeting lots of legal demands and obtaining numerous search warrants leading to this moment. "We made a decision to call the phone," … …

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