RECENTLY, a notice circulated on WhatsApp claimed that if one of your beneficiaries in the EPF (Employees' Provident Fund) Nominees List dies, it would automatically void the whole arrangement of the list. The message implied that if you only list one nominee, and should he or she die before you, your EPF savings will be surrendered...
KUALA LUMPUR: CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) has issued a warning regarding scammers exploiting the WhatsApp application for impersonation activities and deceiving victims into transferring money. In a post on Facebook, CSM said there were fraudulent activities using the application, with the perpetrator posing as someone known to the victim before sending a link and asking the victim to...
WhatsApp’s policies changed to reflect the possibility of commercial transactions involving the mingling of activity among Facebook apps. There was a backlash to WhatsApp in recent days after it posted what appear to be overhauled privacy policies. Let me try to clarify what happened. Some people think the messaging app will now force those using it to...
WhatsApp was first owned by Facebook dating back to 2014. During that time, WhatsApp stated that user data will not be shared with Facebook. However, as times progress, shared user data between the social media platforms will come into effect on 8th February 2021. Now, WhatsApp is giving its users two options, either agree to share...
Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, has taken aim at popular messaging app, WhatsApp. He’s been telling people to delete the application, citing vulnerability concerns and privacy issues that can be found in the system. The statement came just days after a security issue was discovered within the system in India. This allowed hackers to access people’s personal...
