🔏 WhatsApp 'end-to-end encrypted' messages aren't that private after all
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WhatsApp 'end-to-end encrypted' messages aren't that private after all. Yesterday, independent newsroom ProPublica published a detailed piece examining the popular WhatsApp messaging platform's privacy claims. The service famously offers "end-to-end encryption," which most users interpret as meaning that Facebook, WhatsApp's owner since 2014, can neither read messages itself nor forward them to law enforcement. (Jim Salter via Ars Technica)
Twitter wants you to tweet to interest-based communities, not just followers. Twitter is a useful place for following breaking news and keeping up with what the people you’re already interested in are doing, but its relative dearth of discovery features and a lack of organized community spaces make it pretty hard to connect with anyone you aren’t actively seeking out. (Taylor Hatmaker via TechCrunch)
Amazon is working on a new point-of-sale system to lure merchants from Shopify, Square, and PayPal. Amazon's new point-of-sale system can handle online and offline transactions. The POS offering links to other Amazon services, including Prime, Flex, and One payment tech. (Eugene Kim via Business Insider)
Biden Administration Prepares to Sue Texas Over Abortion Law. The Biden administration is preparing to sue Texas over its new law banning most abortions, people familiar with the matter said, an action that would set off a federal-state clash at a time when the future of abortion rights becomes an ever-more-pressing question before the courts.(Sadie Gurman via Wall Street Journal)
Facebook and Ray-Ban's smart glasses leak before launch. Facebook and Ray-Ban are set to announce their smart glasses collaboration later today, September 9th, and right on cue Evan “Evleaks” Blass has posted a ton of alleged photos of the product lineup. (Sam Byford via The Verge)
U.S. jobless claims total 310,000 below 335,000 estimate. First-time filings for unemployment claims in the U.S. dropped to 310,000 last week, easily the lowest of the Covid era and a significant step towards the pre-pandemic normal, the Labor Department reported Thursday. (Jeff Cox via CNBC)
Here Are the U.S. Businesses Requiring Covid Vaccinations. That is the question facing corporations right now as they weigh the pros and cons of requiring a Covid-19 vaccine for employees. The answers, so far, are all over the place. A Bloomberg compilation of policies of more than 100 big companies found… (Matthew Boyle via Bloomberg)
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