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WhatsApp announces usernames: How to reserve yours, hide your number and what concerns are being raised; all you need to know

Reservations are opening gradually before the full 2026 launch. Users can hide phone numbers, claim Meta-linked handles and use an optional username key to block first-time messages from people who do not know the code.

Centre takes back mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi App

The central government said, “The mandate to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi App was meant to accelerate this process".

Canada: Police warn citizens against posting CCTV videos of package thefts as it violates the privacy of thieves, can attract defamation charges

Police in Canada warn that posting videos of alleged package thieves could be 'violation' of their privacy

Google agrees to settle $5 billion lawsuit, which accused the tech giant of tracking user data in ‘Incognito mode’

The $5 billion lawsuit was filed in 2020 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and covered "millions" of Google consumers, claiming damages of $5,000 per user or three times actual damages, depending on what was greater.

Elon Musk joins Twitter Spaces to inform journalists that they are no different from regular people: What he said

"You doxx...You get suspended. End of story," Elon Musk emphasised during a discussion on Twitter Spaces

Jack Dorsey highlights Twitter using trackers, apologises after netizens remind him that they were added long before Musk took over

When Jack Dorsey finally realised that he could not continue his insinuations about Elon Musk, he tweeted, "Apologies."

DuckDuckGo faces backlash for allowing Microsoft trackers on the browser: Here is what the CEO said to defend it

Duck Duck Go allows Microsoft's trackers on its browser under search syndication agreement, revealed researcher

PIL filed in Kerala HC against movie Kurup to protect the privacy of a man accused of murder and embezzlement of insurance money

A Kochi-based lawyer filed a PIL alleging that movie Kurup infringed on the rights of proclaimed offender Sukumara Kurup.

We played the ‘Selmon Bhoi’ mobile game Salman Khan went to Court against: Here’s what it is all about

Bombay Civil Court temporarily restricted access to 'Selmon Bhoi' allegedly based on a Hit and Run case involving Salman Khan

Why I don’t worry about the government tapping my phone – and neither should you

The current debate on Pegasus project has nothing to do with principles, just liberal privilege. The liberal elite gets to choose the issue of the day and make us all react.

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