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Reminder: Your SMS text conversations are not private.

Posted on May 6, 2022

Countless people send and receive sensitive information via SMS text messages every day.

If you’re one of them you might be surprised to learn that the content of your texts are wide open to anyone who manages to intercept them, and that’s incredibly easy to do.

Truth be told, there are LOTS of folks out there who can, and do intercept SMS text messages, and as the article I linked to above explains, it isn’t limited just to law enforcement.  [Read more…]

WhatsApp’s new ‘Privacy’ Policy effectively eliminates most of your privacy

Posted on January 7, 2021

Do you use Facebook’s ultra-popular WhatsApp messaging app?

If so, you probably know how they’re always boasting about how well they protect the privacy of their users.

In fact, their previous Privacy Policy page displayed the following statement right near the top of the page: [Read more…]

Scam alert: WhatsApp security flaw allow hackers to install malware on your phone just by calling it!

Posted on May 15, 2019

Do you use the ultra-popular WhatsApp instant messaging app on your mobile phone?

If so, a newly-discovered security flaw enables hackers to install a very dangerous piece of malware known as “Pegasus” onto your phone simply by dialing your phone number!

[Read more…]

Q&A: How can I disable Read Receipts in WhatsApp on my iPhone?

Posted on January 24, 2015

whatsapp-logoQuestion from Tina L.:  When I read a message in WhatsApp on my iPhone 6 it tells the person who sent it that I have read it.

I don’t like that because there are times when I’d rather the person not know that I have read their message. Can you tell me how to disable Read Receipts in WhatsApp? My phone has iOS 8 on it.

Rick’s answer:   [Read more…]






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