Bitcoin fell heavily on Friday and was heading towards its sharpest weekly drop since last March, as worries over its technology and regulation extended a pullback from recent record highs. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency fell more than 5 percent to an almost three-week low of $28,800 in the Asia session, before steadying around $30,000. […]
Another popular Muslim prayer smartphone application is tracking the location of its users and selling data; that ends up in the hands of the US government, said a media report. Salaat First, an app that reminds Muslims when to pray, was recording and selling location data of its users; according to Motherboard, an online magazine […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said purported WhatsApp conversations of an Indian anchor published in Indian media prove that the Modi government used the Balakot incident for electoral gains; a point he had already revealed to the world in the 2019 UNGA session. The premier was referring to recently emerged transcripts of purported WhatsApp […]
Tehran: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) tested long-range missiles and drones against land and sea targets in Iran’s fourth large-scale military show of force in two weeks amid tensions with the United States. The IRGC on Saturday fired long-range ballistic missiles; that traveled 1,800km (1,118 miles) and struck artificial targets in the northern part […]
WhatsApp is battling mistrust globally after it updated its privacy policy to let it share some user data with parent Facebook and other group firms, and the backlash risks thwarting its ambitions in its biggest market, India. Though WhatsApp has yet to see mass uninstalls of its app in India; users concerned about privacy are […]
Amid row over reports of WhatsApp users alleging leak of their private messages with family and friends on search engines, the Facebook-owned messaging service has issued yet another clarification. However, WhatsApp has said the change in its recently revised policy “does not affect the privacy of messages with friends or family”. “Instead, this update includes […]
WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy has left many users confused regarding the new rules of the app. Khilji, who is also a director of the digital rights organization Bolo Bhi, said that one-to-one conversations between users will “remain encrypted”. However, he explained WhatsApp will now provide “some information” to its parent company Facebook. Khilji said WhatsApp […]
;While 2020 can termed a hazardous year for most sectors of the economy, it has phenomenal for steering digitalization and giving a boost to e-commerce in Pakistan. Following the Covid-19 outbreak in Pakistan in late February, many businesses began implementing work-from-home models and a majority found it a viable option. Around mid-March, the government announced […]
Easypaisa has taken another step towards a digital ecosystem; by adding a diverse range of government fee payments to its platform; thus, enabling users to pay dues to the government; with just a few taps from their mobile phone. Payments to major departments working under the federal and provincial governments; including the Federal Board of […]
Actor Yasir Hussain’s Wikipedia page has “locked” for editing after it “vandalized heavily” in the last week; during which prominent Turkish actress Esra Bilgic mentioned as his parent; a Pakistan-based editor of the popular online encyclopedia told. Not only this, but Yasir’s birthdate and birthplace also changed. Pakistani internet users surprised recently to see Google […]
