Does Instagram Read Your Texts and Direct Messages?

It's easy to believe that Instagram spies on you, especially given the amount of personal information the app requests and users give permissions for. And doubly so because it's owned by Facebook, a company not known for its privacy rights. But is that paranoia talking? Does Instagram actually spy on you? Can Instagram read your […]

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How to Enable End-to-End Encryption in Android Messages

End-to-end encryption for Google’s Messages app on Android is out of beta, meaning any messages you send are fully secure and there is no chance of interception by an unwanted third party—including Google itself. So if you have ever had that thought that you might be spied on, you can say goodbye to those thoughts […]

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AT&T to Ship All Android Phones With Google’s Messages App for RCS

Google has teamed up with AT&T to bring RCS to all Android devices on the carrier’s network in the US. As a part of the partnership, all Android devices on AT&T’s network will also ship with the Google Messages app as the default messaging client. Google has been trying to push RCS as a popular alternative […]

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How to Enable the Disappearing Messages Feature on WhatsApp

Not all WhatsApp messages are important, so they shouldn’t stick around forever. WhatsApp allows you to delete unimportant or compromising messages so you can move on from your conversations after they’re done, just as you’d do in real life. WhatsApp has joined the likes of Signal in enabling you to get rid of messages you no longer want […]

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