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Should I be worried about WhatsApp security?

Why is there a trade-off in WhatsApp between security and usability, what is the Signal protocol, what does it mean for my privacy and are there any alternatives?

WhatsApp design feature means some encrypted messages could be read by third party

Trade-off between security and usability unlikely to permit systematic surveillance, experts say

Facebook unveils measures to promote stronger ties with news industry

The Facebook Journalism Project comes after company accused of failing to tackle misinformation and at a time when newsrooms are cutting costs

WhatsApp, Facebook and Google face tough new privacy rules under EC proposal

European ePrivacy directive revision looks to protect communication confidentiality, block nonconsensual tracking and lessen cookie warnings

How two congressmen created the internet’s biggest names

The cautionary tale of a well-intentioned clause that wound up allowing the likes of Facebook and Twitter to bestride the globe

Facebook hires TV journalist Campbell Brown as media liaison after fake news fallout

Campbell Brown will lead efforts to improve partnerships with news organizations that depend on social media company’s content distribution

Facebook refuses to explain why live torture video wasn’t removed sooner

Company won’t say why video showing a man bound, gagged and cut with a knife amid shouts of ‘fuck Donald Trump’ wasn’t taken down for 30 minutes

Facebook Live is changing the world – but not in the way it hoped

Facebook’s betting big on everyone streaming their lives in real time, but has it unleashed a monster it can’t control?

Mark Zuckerberg’s 2017 plan to visit all US states hints at political ambitions

Facebook CEO’s ‘personal challenge’ to have visited and met people in every state is latest move that indicates his intention to pursue government service

When celebrities used Myspace: the profiles A-listers try to forget

With early Tyler, the Creator music unearthed through his page, we tracked down the profiles of other stars – including Tom Hardy and Taylor Swift

The Attention Merchants review – how the web is being debased for profit

Tim Wu on a decades-long campaign to monetise attention which has reached new intensity in the Facebook age

Facebook break can boost wellbeing, study suggests

Research finds leaving social network for a week increases life satisfaction, especially among heavy users and ‘lurkers’

Mark Zuckerberg out-robots his AI robot in saccharine holiday video

Zuckerberg’s dead-eyed delivery during a two-minute humblebrag about his artificial intelligence tool Jarvis makes you question who the real robot is

The tech winners and losers of 2016 (hint: Facebook – and Facebook)

2016 was an unexpected year. Some in Silicon Valley soared, while others tanked. And some took a trip to Trump Tower

Facebook to begin flagging fake news in response to mounting criticism

Disputed articles will be marked with the help of users and outside fact checkers amid widespread criticism that fake news influenced the US election

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  • Pro-One Nation Facebook groups appear to be run by foreign ‘meme factories’ that monetise content
  • Abbie Chatfield: ‘Someone told her worst dating story. I lay on the floor of the stage and screamed’
  • The AI bubble has further to run despite the looming crash
  • Tearing up the screen: BFI’s Rip It Up season rebels against tired teen stereotypes
  • Australia to double penalty for social media ban breaches to $99m as tech giants accused of ‘not doing enough’
  • Today programme suffers ‘body blow’ as BBC prioritises social and digital content
  • Screen time can damage under-twos’ development, landmark study suggests
  • Brassed Off review – stirring tale of coal and cornets moves Yorkshire audience to tears
  • Watching Brokeback Mountain kept me in the closet
  • Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown
  • From Supergirl to Muse: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • Hikers lost in Kosciuszko national park rescued within five hours by AI drone
  • How Australian hero Karl Stefanovic took a sharp turn to the right – and fell from TV stardom
  • OpenAI staggers AI model release after Trump administration request
  • ‘Fork in the road’: CEO of Amazon-backed Rivian on why carmakers need to invest in EVs
  • Prime Day ends today – here are the 52 best deals to scoop up before they’re gone
  • O what a tangled web: unweaving the weirdest fan rumours surrounding Spider-Man: Brand New Day
  • The best fans to keep you cool in 2026 – tried and tested
  • Outrage as woman jailed for three years after criticising Somali government online
  • ‘I’m a soldier. I don’t have a gun, but I have a pen and a camera’: Mahnaz Mohammadi on fighting the Iranian regime
  • As billionaires’ wealth soars, US workers struggle: ‘The rich keep getting richer for no good reason’
  • Enola Holmes 3 to Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story – the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • Glastonbury the Movie review – thirty years on, the sunset of a hippy dream in all its glory
  • Wanted: a new PM, a new James Bond, a new Doctor – and a UK that can agree on its leading characters
  • Strung review – far-fetched thriller awkwardly mixes Blumhouse and Tyler Perry
  • A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong
  • The Mission review – a surgeon saves lives in war-torn Gaza in a visceral portrait of human endurance
  • Australians to pay at least 20% more for iPads and Macbooks after Apple hikes prices citing AI
  • California billionaire tax will appear on ballot after deadline for deal passes
  • Apple raises iPad and MacBook prices, blaming cost of chips amid AI boom

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