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Meta officials met with India's IT Ministry following a government notice regarding WhatsApp's proposed "usernames" feature. Concerns over impersonation and misuse have prompted the government to seek a detailed explanation and halt the rollout until consultations conclude. Meta will submit its resp
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Meta’s latest WhatsApp feature has landed in a classic catch-22 situation. The company wants to enhance user privacy on the…
This comes amid a wider standoff between the Centre and messaging platforms over features that let users connect without sharing phone numbers. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) gave Meta three days to respond to a July 1 letter and halt the rollout of WhatsApp's new use
Meta's shift to token-based pricing signals a new phase in enterprise messaging, with businesses paying for AI usage instead of message volume.
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.
Meta says usernames improve privacy, but critics question whether its safeguards can prevent impersonation.
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.
Meta's WhatsApp is launching usernames for privacy, enabling users to interact without disclosing phone numbers. While this can protect user identity, experts warn of risks like impersonation and scams, highlighting the necessity for robust anti-abuse measures to ensure safety amid these changes.
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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
Users can claim their preferred WhatsApp username during the early access period. Here's how to do it.
WhatsApp is finally, after years of testing and anticipation, introducing usernames. You will be able to reserve yours starting "this week". The usernames themselves will only roll out "later this year" though, in a gradual manner. WhatsApp will notify you when they're available in your country. Obv
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WhatsApp is finally allowing users to reserve usernames, a privacy feature that lets them hide their phone numbers from people not in their contact list. [...]
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.
