Tech companies may be the superpowers of the modern world, but despite their strength, there is still no power greater than disgruntled users.

A string of data breaches from big social media sites has turned out to not be breaches, but the efforts of scrapers collecting data that is already in the public domain.

Encryption is an important component of internet security and people's privacy. Both WhatsApp and Teams are getting updates that help bolster encryption in their apps.

WhatsApp tried earlier this year to roll out a new security policy that floated with their general userbase about as well as a lead ball floating in water. Facebook – who owns WhatsApp – is still adamant that these changes need to happen and it is prepared to give the privacy policy rollout a second go, even if the core …

After getting significant backlash from its surprise data policy updates, WhatsApp has decided to put their plans on hold for a few months to clear up the confusion.

Facebook is increasing its reach on your personal data by targeting its 2 billion WhatsApp users.

It will be interesting to see what becomes of the big tech giants over the next few years as their dominance and practices come under closer legal security from government worldwide. No doubt this action against Facebook is just the start of a bigger political struggle with the big tech companies.

WhatsApp might be the most widely used private chat application, but its push to become a major shopping platform is becoming bigger with the rollout of a new shopping cart feature.