The CCI study cites the example of Amazon in the US, where only 1 per cent Amazon Prime members are likely to consider competitor retail sites, while non-Prime members are eight times more likely than Prime members to shop between both Amazon and Target

Talking about WhatsApp's new privacy policy, Brian Acton remarked Signal \"being a non-profit company\" will never \"sell user data ever.\" Acton also assured that the company's commitment to privacy is never going to change

In India the time spent in front on devices rose 39.4 per cent from 3.3 hours per day in 2019 to 4.6 hours in 2020. Indonesia led the world at 5.2 hours followed by Brazil at 4.8 hour per day

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The government has stepped in following privacy concerns over the Facebook-owned messaging app's new update which gives WhatsApp the right to share user data

Signal has witnessed a never-seen-before surge in new users, days after WhatsApp updated its privacy policy. Signal, the encrypted messaging service, has been chosen as the more secure alternative to the Facebook-owned messaging app. In the past few days, it has become the most downloaded app in India, Germany, France, Austria, Finland, Hong Kong, and Switzerland. Watch the video for more.

WhatsApp last week updated its privacy policy that will go into effect from February 8. Telegram has been sharing memes on Twitter trying to convince users that it is a better platform.

Signal said it is seeing such a surge in new users that it is witnessing delays in phone number verifications of new accounts

The policy update message enraged WhatsApp users with a host of them threatening to leave the app and join its rivals. And its rivals -- Telegram and Signal -- were just waiting to hear that

1.4 billion was also the highest number of calls registered on the messaging platform in a single day. This year, the number of calls on January 1 increased by 50 per cent compared to last year's New Year's Eve

Apple has begun prompting iPhone users in India and elsewhere for certain apps that need to track you across other apps and websites.

Relief for natural disasters also emerged as an important issue on the social media, with more than 13 lakh people globally raising over Rs 250 crore to aid in the rehabilitation of the areas affected by the Australian wildfires

Facebook Inc and its other apps have dominated in the top-5 list of most-downloaded applications this year. Facebook has stood as the second-most downloaded app, WhatsApp Messenger third, and Instagram fifth, according to App Annie's list

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of attorney generals from up to 40 states separately, are preparing antitrust suits against Facebook reportedly over the acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Facebook -- which has faced flak in many parts of the world over various issues, including its handling of content and data breaches -- has set up the independent body for content moderation in a transparent manner

As a first, this year's winners will receive physical 'App Store Best of 2020 awards,' featuring the App Store logo set into 100% recycled aluminium along with the winner's name on the side.

Google Hangouts users will no longer be able to use the group video calling feature on the Android app and the web version.

Facebook has rolled out features like Watch Together, Vanish Mode, and new chat themes for Instagram, Messenger.

Model Natalia Garibotto's management company, COY Co, made the most of the hype from the scandal and reposted the image on its own official Instagram account last Friday, saying it had received the Pope's official blessing

Google has begun rolling out RCS to everyone globally along with beginning the trials for end-to-end encryption inside the Messages app.