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WhatsApp Rolls Out ‘Incognito’ AI Chats That Vanish and, Meta Says, Even It Can’t Read

The privacy-first mode relies on isolated hardware with messages that disappear, prompting calls for independent checks on safety.

Instagram Ends End-to-End Encrypted DMs

FBI Recovered Deleted Signal Messages From iPhone Notification Database

Apple Identified ‘Hide My Email’ User for FBI, Court Filing Shows

BBC Finds TikTok Receives Web-Browsing Data From Pixels Even Without the App

India Denies Smartphone Source‑Code Mandate as Industry Points to 2025 Amendment

BSI Email Client Audit Finds Basic Protections Common, Gaps in E2EE and Phishing Defenses

WhatsApp Contact-Discovery Flaw Let Researchers Map 3.5 Billion Accounts

Apple to Disable iPhone–Apple Watch Wi‑Fi Sync in EU With iOS 26.2

Instagram Chief Denies Phone Mic Eavesdropping as Meta Turns to AI Chats for Ad Targeting

Austrian-Backed Collective Action Filed in Hamburg Targeting Meta’s Off‑Platform Tracking

Google‑Verified Chrome VPN Accused of Stealth Screenshot Spying

xAI’s Grok Chats Exposed Online as ‘Share’ Links Get Indexed

iOS 26 Developer Beta Pauses FaceTime Calls on Nudity Detection