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Not so long ago Facebook announced that it is going to acquire WhatsApp for a staggering $19 billion. Since then there has been a lot of debate over the price and this acquisition in general. Privacy groups are concerned about what this means for users’ data. Today WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum took to the company’s official blog to “set the record straight.” Koum reiterates that even after its “partnership” with Facebook, WhatsApp will continue to users data and privacy just as before.

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WhatsApp Reiterates ‘Partnership’ With Facebook Doesn’t Put Users’ Data At Risk original content from Ubergizmo.

At the moment WhatsApp is pretty much used for sending instant messages, pictures, videos, and voice clips. However if there is one feature missing from WhatsApp it would be voice calling, which is what apps such as Skype, Line, Viber, and even BBM all possess.

Now last we heard it is that WhatsApp could eventually get voice calls. This was revealed during MWC 2014 by WhatsApp’s co-founder, Jan Koum, who suggested that we might be able to expect the feature to be arriving in the second quarter of 2014. (more…)

WhatsApp’s Voice Calling Functionality Screenshots Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

WhatsApp, for those unfamiliar, is one of the more popular instant messaging apps in the world. It was also recently acquired by Facebook. However it seems that despite the app being somewhat solid and good to use, there are some security flaws in the app itself which opens it up to hackers who wish to get their hands on message history.

This is according to Bas Bosschert, a technical consultant who has more than 10 years of experiencing with Linux and Unix, who claims to have recently discovered a flaw in which developers or hackers will be able to access WhatsApp users’ message history.  (more…)

Security Flaw Allows WhatsApp’s Message History To Be Accessed By Hackers original content from Ubergizmo.

A couple of weeks ago, Facebook had the industry in a frenzy when they announced that they would be acquiring instant messenger app, WhatsApp, for a whopping $19 billion, making it several more times more expensive than what they paid for Instagram which was $1 billion.

In a way this is a good move for Facebook as they would acquire one of the world’s most popular and most used instant messaging services, but it seems that not everyone is too pleased about the deal as two consumer groups have recently filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, asking them to investigate the pending acquisition. (more…)

Consumer Groups Wants FTC To Investigate Facebook/WhatsApp Deal original content from Ubergizmo.

If you have used WhatsApp before, you know that WhatsApp provides statuses on you that your friends and contacts can see. Basically it tells them when was the last time that you were seen online on WhatsApp. It’s handy if you want to check if a particular number is still being used for WhatsApp, but at the same time can be kind of stalker-ish.

The good news is that WhatsApp for Windows Phone could soon be getting a new privacy feature which allows users to select who can see their “last seen” status, thus blocking off any stalkers and exes that you might not wish to keep in contact with, or at least not let them into your life anymore. (more…)

WhatsApp For Windows Phone To Get More Privacy Features original content from Ubergizmo.