On Thursday evening, the government received WhatsApp's reply to the notice on the 'username' feature. The reply of Telegram has also been ...

The Centre issued a notice to Meta last Wednesday, questioning the proposed username feature on WhatsApp, flagging concerns that it could m...

A Bengaluru professor lost over sixty-one lakh rupees in a sophisticated cyber fraud. She was lured by a deepfake video featuring Finance M...

A sharp fall in IT stocks has put the sector under pressure ahead of the June-quarter earnings season. This and more in today's ETtech Top ...

WhatsApp has received an extension to respond to the government's concerns regarding its new username feature. Assuring authorities it won'...

India's scrutiny of username-based messaging has widened from WhatsApp to Telegram and Signal over concerns around fraud, impersonation and...

India has issued notices to messaging apps Telegram and Signal, demanding explanations for safeguards on features allowing anonymous messag...

Sources said that in the notice to Telegram, the government has asked the platform why it should be allowed to retain the username feature....

This comes amid a wider standoff between the Centre and messaging platforms over features that let users connect without sharing phone numb...

WhatsApp is rolling out a new username feature, allowing users to connect without sharing phone numbers. The company has released an FAQ ad...

The rebuttal came as part of a set of FAQs released by the Meta-owned messaging platform around its contentious username feature - which is...

WhatsApp's introduction of usernames, a feature long present in rivals like Telegram and Signal, has sparked debate, particularly in India....

WhatsApp announced last week that users can now reserve a username to use once the feature fully launches later this year. The idea, as per...

The recently announced WhatsApp username feature is under scrutiny, amid concerns over impersonation and scams. While WhatsApp claims safeg...

The feature, expected to roll out later this year, will allow users to connect using usernames instead of sharing their phone numbers. Whil...

WhatsApp is rolling out a new username feature, allowing users to connect without sharing phone numbers. This privacy upgrade lets you rese...

WhatsApp's new username feature, allowing users to connect without sharing phone numbers, has raised significant concerns about potential i...