Let’s be honest; giving your number to strangers (or even an acquaintance) has always felt risky. Women especially know the drill, say “hi,” and some guy is already asking for your WhatsApp contact ...

How does WhatsApp use your phone number? That’s a question on people’s minds as the messaging giant continues to dominate mobile devices. As a Facebook-owned entity, privacy-conscious people wouldn’t ...

WhatsApp is, hands-down, the most popular messaging platform in the world. With over two billion monthly users, there’s a good chance that any person you might want to reach out to is available on the ...

You can change your WhatsApp number if you're using the same phone, or if you got a new phone and still have access to the old one. If you no longer have access to your old phone, you'll need to set ...

A researcher found that phone numbers tied to WhatsApp accounts are indexed publicly on Google Search creating what he claims is a “privacy issue” for users. A researcher is warning that a WhatsApp ...

WhatsApp claims it fixed an issue that was showing users’ phone numbers in Google search results, TechCrunch reports. The change comes after security researcher Athul Jayaram revealed that phone ...

Your phone number is generally secret in WhatsApp communities, but there's still a chance you'll let it slip if you react to messages. That might not be a problem for much longer, thankfully, as ...

If you get a new phone number, it's simple for someone else to take over your Whatsapp account and assume your identity, accidentally or on purpose. Reading time 5 minutes Phone numbers are a finite ...

Most major platforms have dealt with large-scale data leaks tied to weak or unprotected APIs. You've seen this play out with Facebook, X and even Dell. The pattern is always the same. A feature meant ...

WhatsApp has become one of the most widely used messaging platforms in the world, making communication fast and convenient.

WhatsApp on Tuesday announced a new feature that will allow users to save contacts within the app. That means that even if you lose your phone or link a new device to your primary number, you will see ...

These days, we use our social media accounts on every electronic device we own. It could be either a smartphone, a tablet, or a PC/Laptop. Our devices are not only in sync with each other but also ...