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You can now respond to WhatsApp messages with your favourite emoji

In comparison to Messenger, which is also owned by Meta, WhatsApp took a very long time to implement emoji reactions, and it finally released this capability recently, much to the delight of users worldwide. Read more on Dynamite News:

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European Central Bank head targeted in cyberattack attempt

The European Central Bank says its president, Christine Lagarde, was targeted in an attempted cyberattack but no information was compromised

The Independent UK

UK Watchdog Seeks Review into Government Use of WhatsApp, Messaging Apps

Britain should review the use of WhatsApp, private emails and other messaging apps by ministers and government officials after an investigation found "inadequate data security" during the COVID-19 pandemic, its data protection watchdog said on Monday. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the review should examine the "systemic risks" around…

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ICO urges ministers to review use of Whatsapp and other private channels

UK data watchdog said there had been extensive use of such channels within the health department, which risked transparency

The Guardian - UK

UK health department reprimanded for use of private messaging services during pandemic

The Information Comissioners Office (ICO) found "extenstive use" of messaging apps like Whatsapp amongst government ministers and officials

The National (Scotland)

Five dating app dilemmas answered by experts

Striking a balance between protecting your data, ensuring your personal security and getting the most out of dating apps can be tricky. Here’ some advice on the dos and don’ts

The Guardian - UK

‘Luck and God’: How Haitians survive gang violence, kidnappings in their nation’s capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — This teeming Caribbean capital, with its hair-raising traffic, army of sidewalk vendors and once vibrant nightlife, is now a metropolis that lives only by daylight.

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Thailand's biggest romance scam snagged a chief financial officer and convinced her to steal millions

When Chamanun received a LinkedIn message from an unknown man claiming to be an American doctor, it marked the beginning of a tangled web of lies that would ultimately lead to Chamanun's arrest for stealing $250 million from her employer, and 20 years in prison.

ABC News

A pharmacist, a tailor and the Prophet remarks row

The targeted killings of Umesh Kolhe and Kanhaiya Lal Teli in towns far apart have left their neighbourhoods stunned. Shoumojit Banerjee and Devesh Pandey visit the sites of murder in Amravati and Udaipur, respectively, and piece together the events

The Hindu

Policeman who took selfies with murdered sisters covered up attack on group of Asian men

Disgraced Pc Deniz Jaffer bragged in a WhatsApp group about a police cover-up involving three "white fellas" arrested for assault at a football protest and said they were released after chatting with them "off the record"

Daily Mirror

PC who took photos with murdered sisters ‘bragged about covering up racist assault’

The former constable fabricated the story about the attack, a watchdog investigation found

The Independent UK

Met officer’s boasts of covering up attack on Asian men ‘indicate corrupt attitude’ in policing

Conduct of Deniz Jaffer, jailed over sharing of images of murdered sisters, further damned in IOPC report

The Guardian - UK

Met accept watchdog’s advice after probe into photos taken of murdered Wembley sisters

Two police officers were jailed after sharing WhatsApp images of the bodies of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman

Evening Standard

Whose Times Are Better Anyway?

When the best weapon against every WhatsApp University thesis about the last millennium is a write-up about the last decade or the one before it

The Hindu

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The Times of India

Rajasthan HC orders police security for lawyer’s clerk who got threats

JAIPUR: Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to ensure protection to a clerk (munshi) of a lawyer and his family after he allegedly received threats from an unidentified person over a WhatsApp forward in the aftermath of the Udaipur beheading incident.

The Times of India

Four arrested for threatening Nupur Sharma’s supporter

JAIPUR: Udaipur police on Thursday arrested four persons for allegedly threatening a youth over an alleged social media post in support of Nupur Sharma. Pratap Nagar police station identified the four as Abdul, Gufran, Shahid and Shoeb. Police said an FIR was registered by the victim wherein he alleged that…

The Hindu

Bescom bill payment frauds getting aggressive, say complainants

The fraudster hacked the complainant’s WhatsApp account and started uploading nude pictures on the apartment WhatsApp group after the latter refused to share his bank account details.

The Guardian - UK

Grab your leopard print, neck a prosecco, take a holibob! How ‘hun culture’ conquered the world

Did someone say beveragino? From Denise Welch to Alison Hammond, the matriarchs of British TV are storming the internet, worshipped for their camp combination of glam, grit and driftwood decor. All hail the huns! x

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The Times of India

Ahmedabad: Lawyer backs Nupur Sharma on WhatsApp, alleges threats

AHMEDABAD: A 33-year-old lawyer, Krupal Raval, put a photograph of Nupur Sharma as his WhatsApp status picture for just three minutes and soon received a call from an unidentified person who threatened him for supporting Sharma.

The Guardian - UK

UK could force messaging apps to adopt new technology to tackle abuse images

Home secretary says new powers to require tech firms to remove encrypted abuse material would bring privacy and security

The Hindu

Amravati chemist's murder | NIA takes custody of all accused

Police are on the lookout for one more suspect Shamim Ahmed in connection with the case.

Chronicle Live

Mum warns of WhatsApp scam after being conned out of £10,000 by fraudster impersonating her son

The This Morning guest told of the messages she had received that convinced her it was her son in desperate need of help

Wales Online

Latest WhatsApp scam warning as mum is conned out of £10,000

It is a sophisticated 'mother and father' scam

Liverpool Echo

Mum issues urgent warning to This Morning viewers over WhatsApp scam

Angela Briscoe was conned out of her life savings

Daily Record

Dad with "anger problems" sends catalogue of text message abuse to ex-partner

David Adams fired off multiple WhatsApp messages to his ex-partner between May 23 and May 24.

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