The Indian government is reviewing WhatsApp’s new username feature, introduced on June 29, over fears it could be misused for ...

Authorities have issued a stern warning to WhatsApp regarding its new username feature, emphasizing that the platform will be ...

"No one from the government will ever ask you to do these things." ...

WhatsApp’s username feature promises a way to message someone without handing over a phone number — a genuine privacy upgrade ...

Delaware County says Internet and phone service has been restored after days of unavailability due to “unauthorized activity” ...

Code for America has spent more than 15 years proving that there’s a better way to interface with government services.

The agency was unaware of the transmissions on July 13, 2024 because it had failed to establish a joint communications room ...

WhatsApp usernames will let users connect without sharing their phone numbers. First-time contacts will see a username ...

The Fourth Amendment protects a user’s “location history,” the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The same logic already applied to ...

The highest court said broad phone sweeps must be constitutionally protected ...

Alarmed at a possible misuse of an upcoming global username feature by Meta's WhatsApp, the government is considering issuing ...

Officials are worried that the option to use usernames instead of phone numbers could increase the risk of impersonation, fraud, and misuse of accounts. There are fears that some users may take ...