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A recent government tender specified live video streaming from vehicles and bodycams at sub 100kbps. Only EdgeVis from @digitalbarriers complied. And we can go much lower than that. Find out why AT&T, Vodafone and other global leaders have now selected

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@jacksonhinklle Iran is about as effective as you are, mate. Lots of big talk. Nothing much behind it.

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@DrLoupis Hamas. The terrorist is Hamas. It’s an Iranian proxy doing all this deliberately. Is this really so hard to grasp.

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@walidmahmodrouk Today, I made something up and posted it on X. Pls like and share mindlessly. Thanks.

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@TomLondon6 Arrested for what? Israel is a democratic state not a terror group, and a UK ally. Why don’t you focus your relentless keyboard warrior efforts on Hamas, the genuine terrorists in this situation.

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This is the #Signal Vs #iMessage Vs #WhatsApp Vs #FacebookMessenger metadata graphic from my @Forbes article on #Apple ’s privacy labels… This is your data and you’re entitled to ask why it’s being collected and processed.

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@OwenJones84 He’s doing it for charity, Owen. We can explain it to you, but we can’t understand it for you.

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@RichardJMurphy There was nothing disgusting in that tweet. You have totally lost the plot.

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@PhilipProudfoot Because it’s a terrorist organisation and cannot be trusted. It’s not complicated.

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New by me @Forbes : @signalapp hits out at #Facebook ’s data harvesting machine in stunning new post.

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Brilliant. Well done Twitter.

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Dear @TwitterSupport I am not “Russian State Affiliated media”. I work for NO #Russian media. I have 400,000 followers. I’m the leader of a British political party and spent nearly 30 years in the British parliament. If you do not remove this designation I will take legal action.

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As requested, here’s my #Apple privacy label chart updated to show #WhatsApp Vs #Telegram Vs #Signal Vs #iMessage Vs #FacebookMessenger . Full details in my latest for @Forbes :

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@HalimaNyomi I think the weekly hate marches doing exactly that show just how ridiculous your point is.

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New by me @Forbes : After #WhatsApp ’s nightmare week, millions of users have been left stunned and confused—do you really need to switch to an alternative or share your data with #Facebook ? Kudos to @Jake_MooreUK @AppSecBloke and @SeanWrightSec for insight

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Do You Suddenly Need To Stop Using WhatsApp?

WhatsApp's nightmare week just got worse, here's what you need to know...

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@ErlingRoIe Lolz. That photo was from last year. Once a small club, always…..

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@OwenJones84 @LeanneMohamad She lost. Who cares.

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@RyLiberty You really are a sad little boy.

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New by me @Forbes : Here’s why you need to stop borrowing #iPhone cables... and you might want to keep an eye on your own. Kudos to @_MG_ for the open insight and the cracking cable.

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Tomorrow is May 15, #WhatsApp ’s controversial deadline day to accept its new #Facebook data-sharing terms or lose use of your account. ICYMI here’s my @Forbes article on what to expect and what you need to do.

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@JonnyFX1 You’re right. Those pesky Israelis and their dislike of suicide bombers and random stabbings.

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@MhairiBlack Straw. Grasped.

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Londoners basking in a heatwave, coming together to watch the football at 3pm, and attending #LondonPride , is poignant on the anniversary of 7/7. A moment to reflect on just how much has been done to keep us safer and yet how much remains be done since that day. #LondonBombings

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New by me @Forbes : Whoops. #TikTok just got caught by #Apple Secretly Spying On #iPhone Users. Again.

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New by me @Forbes and @ForbesEurope : #China Just Weaponized The Smartphone, Opening Pandora’s Box - And We All Need To Worry

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@jasebyjason Lolz. Labour just won their biggest ever victory. It didn’t make any difference at all.

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@Clare_Jennifer The silent majority have spoken Clare. Your various excuses for it just sound a bit sad tbh.

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New by me @Forbes : As the world’s “most dangerous” phone cable gets “more dangerous,” here’s why you should never borrow #iPhone and #iPad cables. Includes @TalkingCyber interview with OMG Cables’ @_MG_ and insight from @happygeek and @KateOflaherty .

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@katybeale @teaelleu This chart actually came from my @Forbes article on Jan 3rd, amazing how many people have “borrowed it.” Here’s the version with Telegram included.

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ICYMI @Forbes : Why the world's most dangerous #iPhone cable has just got even more dangerous, and why this is a more serious warning for you than it seems. Kudos to @_MG_ and to @TalkingCyber 's @happygeek and @KateOflaherty for insight.

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Why is #Google #Chrome the ONLY major browser whose privacy label says it links ALL the data it collects to user identities? #Apple #Safari doesn’t. #Microsoft #Edge doesn’t. #Firefox doesn’t. And obviously @DuckDuckGo doesn’t. My latest for @Forbes :

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@mohammed_hijab Is this a parody account?

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@ShaykhSulaiman Do the Hamas cowards come out of their hidey hole tunnels for long enough to do the dance?

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@DanielFooksArt Fortunately your “position” is irrelevant.

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Oh no

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New by me @Forbes . So it turns out that WhatsApp’s (and Signal’s) desktop apps are a bit of a security nightmare, unlike their phone apps. Might be time to unlink. Kudos to ⁦ @mysk_co ⁩ as ever for the research.

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New Report Exposes Security Issues With WhatsApp Apps

Millions of iPhone users vulnerable as ‘surprising’ security risk exposed…

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New by me @Forbes and @ForbesEurope : #InternetShutdowns Had A Record 2019 As #Protests Were Shut Down: Here Are Top-10 Worst Regimes. #Iraq . #Iran . #Venezuela . Kudos to @top10vpn @netblocks @freedomhouse @internetsociety

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If I know your phone number, I can kill #WhatsApp on your phone - and there's nothing you can do to stop me - not even 2FA. Worse, #Facebook won't confirm that they'll fix it. This vulnerability is live right now. ICYMI @Forbes .

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@colgeocra We won it without cheating. You should try that some time.

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@JoosyJew Nothing shouts “we just want peace” quite like attacking the police.

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New by me @Forbes : If you’re using #Facebook #Messenger , here’s why it’s now time to switch. Thanks to @j_opdenakker , @Jake_MooreUK and @SeanWrightSec for insight

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New by me @Forbes : It seems #Apple didn’t fix all its #security problems in #iOS13 .5 and #iOS13 .5.1 after all. Thanks to @ProtonVPN

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@BonsaiSky You’re just a keyboard warrior. No one thinks you have the hostages mate.

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@SuppressedNws Hamas you clown.

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Don’t. Click. Links. In. Texts... Ever.

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@OwenJones84 He justified Oct 7th though. That’s not faked. Either way his humanity was deeply flawed.

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@TomLondon6 But they can say “it’s not genocide,” because it isn’t. Why don’t you direct your anger at the terrorists that started this, that are betraying and sacrificing their own people.

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@jeremycorbyn And we’d have 21 million police officers.

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@nickdearden75 Yep. You really did just publicly celebrate Palestinian flags at a music festival. 🤡

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@DrLoupis Lolz. I was going to say Iran is the terrorist - along with its proxies. But maybe it’s you? Are you the terrorist.

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@narrative_hole Of all the things that will never happen, that will never happen the most.

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@ErlingRoIe Fergie did it without cheating. I think you forgot to include the *

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New by me @Forbes : #Google isn’t learning any lessons from #Chrome ’s last privacy disaster. It’s about to happen again… Thanks to @DuckDuckGo @mozilla @brave @vivaldibrowser and @TalkingCyber ’s @KateOflaherty and @happygeek for input.

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New by me @Forbes and @ForbesEurope : #Chinese State #Hackers Attack #VideoGames And #Cryptocurrencies For ‘After Hours’ Personal Gain #APT41 @FireEye #CyberSecurity

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New by me @Forbes : Before you switch from #WhatsApp to #Signal or #Telegram , here are 3 critical things you need to know. Kudos to @Jake_MooreUK @phat_hobbit @j_opdenakker and @mysk_co for insight.

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@Tracking_Power And just a reminder that you’re part of Iran’s disinformation machine.

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@ian251265 Turns out the Hamas fanboys are a minority after all. Sorry it didn’t work out as you expected lolz.

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New by me @Forbes : So, #Google ’s plan to stop #Chrome users being tracked did the opposite and made it worse… and there’s no Plan B. Is it time to quit? Kudos to @mozilla @brave @phat_hobbit and @TalkingCyber ’s @happygeek and @KateOflaherty for insight.

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@jakeshieldsajj In most wars, soldiers don’t hide behind children like cowards and use them as shields. The difference is Hamas not Israel.

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We can't comment on the technology you selected for your #FaceOff report, @bbw1984 , but real-world #facialrecognition from @DigitalBarriers is exceptionally accurate and has been widely and successfully deployed for counter terrorism, policing and public safety. (Video: @BBCNews )

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New by me @Forbes : New warning as #Facebook app is suddenly caught secretly 'spying' on millions of #iPhone users… Kudos to @mysk_co for the findings and @Jake_MooreUK for the insight.

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@TomLondon6 When Israel pulled out of Gaza you were just 43. And when Gazans elected a terrorist Hamas government, you were still young, just 44. For the rest of your 40s and all your 50s, Hamas ploughed billions into a terror infrastructure instead of public services. But let’s ignore all

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Anyone can easily dump your #WhatsApp into this black hole, deactivating your app and preventing you getting back in, just using your phone number. #Facebook thinks it’s no big deal. Where have we heard that before? Details in my latest for @Forbes :

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@BeckettUnite Yay. More totally made up numbers.

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New by me @Forbes : You’d think #Facebook would stop tracking you when you stop using your account, well you’d be wrong. Obviously there’s no warning. It just does what it does. Includes latest @TalkingCyber video with @KateOflaherty and @happygeek .

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@HadiNasrallah You clearly thought you looked clever sending this. But really you just look like a sad little man.

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If you’re a #Google #Gmail user, then you might want to have a serious rethink… #Facebook isn’t the only nightmarish data machine outed by #Apple ’s privacy labels.

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New by me @Forbes : Why You Should Stop Using SMS Security Codes (Even On Apple iMessage) ... But You Can’t. Thanks to @forrester @_CPResearch_ @Jake_MooreUK @phat_hobbit @SeanWrightSec @j_opdenakker @AppSecBloke @LisaForteUK @CyberGoGiver for insight

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New exclusive by me @Forbes and @ForbesEurope : A newly disclosed #Instagram #security issue, confirmed by #Facebook , exposed user account details and phone numbers. Kudos for @ZHacker13 for finding the exploit and @LukasStefanko for validating it.

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New by me @Forbes : This #Chinese #COVID19 Detection Firm Just Got #Hacked : The data is yours for $30,000. Kudos to @AuCyble for the report.

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The fox is now in the chicken coop. #Signal #Facebook #WhatsApp

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@OwenPaintbrush No one cares. Corbyn has been consigned to the dustbin of history. He achieved nothing. Ever.

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If you’ve been shocked at the data privacy labels for #WhatsApp and #Facebook Messenger, then check out the one for #Instagram in my latest on @Forbes . It’s by far the worst of the lot.

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@TomLondon6 It’s not GENOCIDE just because you SAY it is one hundred times EVERY day.

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@OwenJones84 Turns out that nothing you did or said made any difference at all, Owen. Time to reflect maybe.

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@OwenJones84 And if they released the hostages then the war would stop. So there’s that.

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New by me @Forbes : If you have installed #Gmail on your #iPhone , then this new tracking warning is for you. Kudos to @ProtonMail @DuckDuckGo @AppSecBloke @phat_hobbit @SeanWrightSec @Jake_MooreUK and @TalkingCyber 's @KateOflaherty and @happygeek .

Why You Shouldn’t Use The Gmail App On Your iPhone

Hundreds of millions of iPhone users should delete the Gmail app after tracking warning...

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New by me @Forbes : #Google #Chrome exposed allowing hidden website tracking that #Apple #Safari blocked years ago to protect its users’ privacy. Kudos to @mysk_co for the research and @KateOflaherty and @happygeek for the @TalkingCyber insight.

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New by me @Forbes : If you have #Gmail app on your #iPhone , then you might want to delete it—if you value your #privacy , of course. Kudos to @ESET ’s @Jake_MooreUK @mysk_co @phat_hobbit @SeanWrightSec @ProtonMail for insight.

Why You Shouldn’t Use The Gmail App On Your iPhone After New Privacy Disclosure

Hundreds of millions of iPhone users warned to delete Gmail app after stark new data harvesting disclosure...

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Be careful - #Telegram and #Signal are not the same. Signal is more secure than #WhatsApp , but Telegram is not. Unless and until Telegram provides end to end #encryption by default, you’re better using something else that does.

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Signal Vs Telegram—3 Things You Need To Know Before You Quit WhatsApp

Don’t make the switch until you understand these critical differences...

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@Hamza_a96 Pour some more petrol on the fire as you always do. That’ll help.

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New by me @Forbes : As much as you might love it, here’s why it’s now time for hundreds of millions of #Apple users to delete #Google #Maps on their #iPhones . Includes this week’s @TalkingCyber video with insight from @happygeek and @KateOflaherty .

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My 9-year-old just asked if I was alive when there used to be home buttons on iPhones. Need to sit down…

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@GodwinStan Lolz. 2 fat blokes and a homemade sign.

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"The danger with a worldview that favors your “enemy’s enemies” is that it can be simplistic and foolish. And it can be extremely dangerous." via @Forbes #Corbyn #Labour #LabourAntisemitism #Brexit #Security #Russia #Iran #Hamas #Hezbollah #Venezuela

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@darlingube Erm. We can explain it to you Sofie, but we can’t understand it for you.

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“ #Gmail is also the only one of the 3 leading iOS email apps, #Apple Mail and #Microsoft #Outlook being the others, that passes your identifier and location data to third-party advertisers. Think that through for a moment.” My article for @Forbes here:

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Kudos to @mysk_co for not letting this go.

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Signal is finally tightening its desktop client's security by changing how it stores plain text encryption keys for the data store after downplaying the issue since 2018.

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New by me @Forbes . The world’s “most dangerous” cable just had a major update. You won’t believe what this can do now. Thanks to ⁦ @JakeMooreUK ⁩, ⁦ @KateOflaherty ⁩ and ⁦ @happygeek ⁩ for insight, and to @_mg_ for the exclusive inside track.

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Signal Vs iMessage Vs Telegram Vs WhatsApp

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@FFAFrances You’re very welcome to leave.

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New by me @Forbes and @ForbesEurope New report links 'sophisticated #cyberattack ' on @bellingcat to #Russia and #GRU . #Hack on #encrypted email attributed to #APT28 .

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By me @Forbes and @ForbesEurope : #Google Confirms #PlayStore Security Threat (And A Fix) - What You Need To Know... Thanks to @Sophos @phat_hobbit @charlvdwalt @LukasStefanko @j_opdenakker @SeanWrightSec @TheBeerFarmers

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Genuine question. Is there any bullshit Hamas propaganda that Owen Jones won’t lap up like a 5-year old child.

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The last refuge for apologists of Israel’s mass slaughter of Gaza is “But Hamas!” So let’s be clear here. An army which shoots children in the head cannot claim moral superiority over Hamas, or practically any other military force on earth

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New by me @Forbes : #Google has just dropped some seriously bad news on 2.6bn #Chrome users... This is a tracking warning you cannot ignore. Thanks to @mozilla @brave and @mysk_co for insight, and to @TalkingCyber 's @KateOflaherty and @happygeek .

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New by my @Forbes : How a bad week for Meta’s mega-messenger just got worse. 48 hours after ⁦ @mysk_co ⁩’s warning about WhatsApp security fails, ⁦ @elonmusk ⁩ brands it spyware.

WhatsApp ‘Spyware’ Claim—Are Your Messages Being Read?

Elon Musk’s spyware claim comes just 48 hours after an alarming security warning.

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New by me @Forbes : Has #Apple suddenly broken #iMessage for its billion-plus #iPhone users? “No-one saw this coming.” Kudos to @Jake_MooreUK @mysk_co @phat_hobbit @RMGirlUK @CheckPointSW and @TalkingCyber 's @happygeek and @KateOflaherty for insight.

Why You Should Switch iMessage After New iPhone Updates

Two critical warnings have suddenly hit Apple's billion-plus iMessage users...

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New by me @Forbes : Here’s why #WhatsApp is not as secure as you might think. Kudos to @Jake_MooreUK and @SeanWrightSec for insight.

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New by me @Forbes : Yes, #WhatsApp has backtracked on its promise not to delete accounts, but its warning about the security of your messages is MUCH more serious. WhatsApp Vs #Telegram just got real.

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Grab your popcorn. May 15th is going to be interesting as #WhatsApp hits the big red button.

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New by me @Forbes : If you have an #iPhone have you checked out its creepy #locationtracking ? You’ll be shocked at what you find. Thanks to @Jake_MooreUK , @j_opdenakker and @phat_hobbit for insight.

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ICYMI by me @Forbes this weekend - here’s the setting you need to change to keep your #iPhone safe from dangerous WiFi attacks. Includes insight from @Jake_MooreUK @phat_hobbit @SeanWrightSec @happygeek and @KateOflaherty and new @TalkingCyber video.

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