Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone-Idea to WhatsApp, Snapchat and others: Government is 'right' on SIM-binding and seven 'reasons' you are 'wrong'

India's Department of Telecommunications mandates SIM-binding for messaging apps like WhatsApp, requiring users to maintain ...

DoT directive: 5 in 10 users do not support SIM-binding by messaging apps, survey finds

While a majority of respondents believe that continuous SIM-binding may improve safety, many are also concerned about the ...
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UK Users Report Microsoft Copilot Outage

The company’s AI-powered assistant, integrated across its productivity suite, experienced a significant outage today (Dec. 9), affecting large numbers of users across the UK. Reports of disruptions ...

B.C. Insider: FIFA World Cup excitement heats up

The buzz around next summer’s FIFA World Cup games in Vancouver and Toronto kicked up this past weekend when the schedule was announced and Canadians learned which teams would be playing in this ...

How 3.5B WhatsApp numbers were scraped and exposed

Researchers exploited WhatsApp's API vulnerability to scrape 3.5 billion phone numbers. Learn how this massive data breach ...

Why DoT’s SIM-binding directive raises concerns of regulatory overreach

The SIM-binding directive has reopened the debate on the scope of the Telecom Act, and how far it allows the DoT to regulate ...

WhatsApp, Telegram and other OTT companies are 'upset' with government over new rule that Airtel, Vodafone-Idea and Reliance Jio have congratulated …

India's telecom and technology industry bodies are clashing over a new government mandate requiring SIM binding for OTT ...

WhatsApp Windows app may get slower with this new Windows update

WhatsApp’s Windows app sheds its native core for a web-wrapper version, bringing heavier memory use, slower responsiveness ...