Elon Musk has often criticised Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg (File)
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk s Use Signal tweet led to a massive number of signups for the alternative app to WhatsApp. This came after the Mark Zuckerberg-owned instant messaging app changed its privacy policy. WhatsApp will now share more data with parent company Facebook which has raised security concerns.
Mr Musk, through his tweet, apparently implied that WhatsApp users should switch to Signal. His tweet was liked and retweeted thousands of times.
Signal is a well-known privacy-focused messaging app, that is widely used by security experts, privacy researchers, academics, and journalists around the world. The Signal protocol also underpins WhatsApp s end-to-end encryption, although one key difference is that Signal is open source, while WhatsApp is not.
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Facebook to offer more security features in 2021 ANI | Updated: Dec 23, 2020 22:42 IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook said it will start allowing users to prepare physical safety keys as a way to confirm their identity before logging into the social network s mobile app, beginning next year.
According to Mashable, the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company is now offering a choice to use a hardware security key to connect to one s desktop computer prior to each log-in. The users could purchase a hardware key through retailers, and register with Facebook, the social media giant said, confirming an earlier report by Axios.
Instagram and Facebook Messenger down for users across the globe
Prabhjote GillDec 10, 2020, 16:43 IST
Instagram and Facebook Messenger users report problems with both appsUnsplash/BI India
Instagram and Facebook Messenger, both under the umbrella of Facebook, seem to be glitching for users worldwide.
Facebook Messenger users report that new messages aren’t coming in and Instagram users are reporting similar issues with direct messages.
Complaints against both platforms seem to have started at around 3:00 pm Indian Standard Time (IST).In what seems to be a cross-platform issue, both Facebook Messenger and Instagram users are reporting glitches with their apps. But, the Mark Zuckerberg-owned enterprise, which is currently in the throws of