The reason WhatsApp recently notified app users about revised privacy rules is that Facebook is trying to make WhatsApp a place to chat with an airline about a missed flight, browse for handbags and pay for stuff. The Wall Street Journal also ran through the pros and cons of several popular messaging apps.

The digital privacy group Electronic Frontier Foundation says Signal and WhatsApp are good choices for most people. There are alternatives, including Signal and Telegram - both of which have gotten a surge of new users recently. But yes, WhatsApp is Facebook, a company many don’t trust. It’s easy to use, and communications in the app are secure. Facebook also says that it doesn’t keep records on whom people are contacting in WhatsApp, and WhatsApp contacts aren’t shared with Facebook. TikTok Nears Deal with U.S.: The Biden administration and the Chinese-owned video app have drafted a preliminary agreement to resolve national security concerns over the platform, but hurdles remain over the terms.įacebook can’t peer at the content of texts or phone calls because WhatsApp communications are scrambled.Section 230 Case: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a 1996 law that shields social media platforms from legal responsibility for what users post on their sites.Hiring Freezes : Amazon is halting corporate hiring in its retail business for the rest of the year, joining Meta as the latest tech companies to pull back amid the economic uncertainty.A Deal for Twitter? : In a surprise move, Elon Musk has offered to acquire Twitter at his original price of $44 billion, which could bring to an end the acrimonious legal fight between the billionaire and the company.

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