Tech guru Elon Musk tells us to ditch Facebook for Signal yesterday

Tech mogul Elon Musk — known as widely for slinging cars into the sun’s orbit as he’s for advocating against COVID-19 safety measures — took to Twitter Thursday to slam Facebook over its latest privacy policy updates for its supposedly secure encrypted messaging app WhatsApp. Musk instead recommended users choose encrypted messaging app Signal. https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=RaeHodge&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1347165127036977153&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fhow-to%2Felon-musk-says-you-should-use-signal-instead-of-facebook-heres-what-to-know-about-the-app%2F&siteScreenName=CNET&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550pxThe tweet was then retweeted by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Shortly after, Signal tweeted that it was working

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Facebook wants your WhatsApp data. Here’s why you should switch to Signal today

WhatsApp changed its privacy policy earlier this week and now requires you to share data with Facebook. The move comes nearly seven years after Facebook acquired the service for $19 billion. WhatsApp laid the groundwork for data sharing back in 2016, but at that time, it allowed users to opt out of the same if they

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A White Hat's Guide on How to Avoid the U.S. Ban TikTok

A White Hat’s Guide on How to Avoid the U.S. Ban on TikTok

TikTok’s clock has been ticking for a few months now, but finally it seems the end (in the US at least) is nigh. With a government order in place to remove the hugely popular social media app from September 20, the US will effectively join India in issuing a blanket TikTok ban – the app will be

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