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Zoho's Arattai will remove its username-based account feature after the regulatory challenges faced by WhatsApp.
Meta’s latest WhatsApp feature has landed in a classic catch-22 situation. The company wants to enhance user privacy on the…
The rebuttal came as part of a set of FAQs released by the Meta-owned messaging platform around its contentious username feature - which is under fire over impersonation and fraud concerns.
Earlier this week, Meta-owned WhatsApp introduced the username feature, allowing its users to communicate with each other without sharing their phone numbers. The feature will roll out later this year, but WhatsApp is already allowing users to reserve their usernames. The username feature raised sec
The Centre has asked Meta to pause WhatsApp's username rollout in India over concerns it could enable impersonation, phishing and fraud, and has sought a detailed explanation within three days.
The Centre has reportedly issued a notice to Meta to pause the rollout of WhatsApp’s proposed username feature in India…
It has directed Meta to furnish a detailed explanation of the feature within three days. The company has been asked not to roll out the feature until consultation on the matter is over, sources told ET.
The government is reviewing WhatsApp's upcoming username feature over concerns it could enable impersonation and fraud. The scrutiny comes as the Meta-owned platform prepares to roll out the feature later this year, allowing users to connect without sharing phone numbers.
The feature, expected to roll out later this year, will allow users to connect using usernames instead of sharing their phone numbers. While experts say this reduces exposure of personal phone numbers and lowers risks such as SIM-swapping and contact scraping, they warn that the move also raises fre
WhatsApp, which says it has more than 3 billion users globally, has until now allowed users to be contacted by anyone who has their phone number.
An optional ‘username key’ adds another layer by requiring a secondary credential before someone can message users. The post WhatsApp Rolling Out Username Feature to Bolster Phone Number Privacy appeared first on SecurityWeek.
