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A coalition of human rights groups joined Wednesday WhatsApp’s lawsuit against Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group and accused the company of selling Pegasus surveillance software to government agencies to target human rights activists under the guise of terrorism laws. The groups filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, alleging that NSO Group’s use of surveillance software violates free speech and privacy rights under international law. The rights coalition included Amnesty International, Committee to Protect Journalists, Internet Freedom Foundation, Paradigm Initiative, Privacy International, Red en Defensa de los Derechas Digitales, and Reporters Without Borders.NGO attorney Kyle McLorg noted in the brief that surveillance technology “threaten” rights to “free expression” and “privacy,” which “international law recognizes as foundational.” He further argued that states might not adopt counterterrorism measures to justify government intrusions, adding that these “justifications should be limited to situations in which the interest of the whole nation is at stake, rather than the interests of the government, a regime, or a power group alone.”NSO Group has not responded to these allegations but previously argued that it is protected by the sovereign immunity doctrine. This doctrine shields foreign governments from lawsuits when national security issues…

Photo: FileDespite several new features rolled out by the Facebook-owned WhatsApp in 2020, it is expected that in 2021 more exciting features will be introduced.Although several changes are on the cards in 2021, these are the three major features that we can expect.WhatsApp web to get voice, video call WhatsApp will roll out a voice and video calling feature for the messaging app's desktop version next year, a company spokesperson had informed Reuters.The move to facilitate calls over large screens would put WhatsApp at par with video-conferencing staples Zoom and Google Meet, but it is unclear if it has ambitions to compete with the two in the enterprise space.WhatsApp said it has already rolled out the feature to some desktop users on a trial basis in time for the holiday season, a move first reported by tech blog WABetaInfo.Pasting multiple videos, photosThe beta update for iOS 2.21.10.23 — which is soon expected to be available for all users — enables the users to paste multiple images and videos into WhatsApp.How to paste images?Select multiple images from the Photos appNow, press “Export” and now “Copy”Open WhatsApp and paste the content in the chat barWhatsApp Terms and Privacy PolicyWhatsApp users will be…

On many occasions we do not want to answer the call of a specific person, but we do not want to block it either. The ideal option would be obviously not attending. However, it can be annoying and that person is insistent. What can we do in these cases? Simply mute WhatsApp calls on Android. You may not even like calls in general. Maybe you don’t like talking on the phone too much and that is why you don’t want to answer. WhatsApp calls cannot be disabled. Therefore, the only alternative we have is to simply silence them. Mute WhatsApp calls on Android We are going to start WhatsApp on our device. Once started we will have to press on the three points that are in the upper right corner of the screen. A new menu is displayed where we will have to touch “Settings”. After this the option we must access is “Notifications”. Now we will have to go down until we reach the “Calls” section and we will go to “Ringtone”. We can choose from the list of available sounds. This is where we must select “none”. Then click on “Vibrate” and change it to “Off”. From now…

The Allahabad High Court (File | EPS) By Express News Service LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court refused to quash an FIR against a man who was accused of posting nude pictures of his wife on WhatsApp. While hearing a criminal miscellaneous writ petition, the division bench, comprising Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, refused to quash the FIR saying that merely because the petitioner was the husband of the informant (wife) in the case, it did not constitute a valid ground to quash the FIR against him. The bench had made the observations last week which were uploaded on court's website on Friday. The man was booked under Section 67 of the IT Act and the court said that prima facie the allegations of offence were made out as much as there was specific allegation of putting nude pictures of the informant on WhatsApp. In fact, the petitioner had filed the plea urging the court to direct authorities concerned to quash the FIR registered against him under Sections 270, 313,323, 376D, 34 IPC and Section 67 of IT Act. The petitioner had urged the court to direct the respondent (police) to not to arrest him during course of…

Thane: The central railway on Thursday carried an awareness campaign for the women's safety at Kalyan railway station. The female passengers were made aware of the smart saheli and requested to be a part of the WhatsApp group to curb crime against women while travelling in the train.The newly introduced programme, named as 'Smart Sahelee', was launched on December 22 by the Central Railway for the women's safety. Hence, the awareness campaign for the same is being carried by the Railway Protection Force (RPF)."The programme aims mainly to provide a holistic security net to build confidence among women commuters, covering all 1,774 suburban services on the Mumbai Division of Central Railway and to attain the target of zero crime against women. It also establishes two-way communication with women commuters and develops confidence among them with respect to their safety and security, by attending to their complaints and grievances," said an official from CR.The awareness programme was carried at different platforms and locals starting and terminating from Kalyan railway station on Thursday."The programme will be working to form groups compromising representatives from NGO, who are also a regular railway commuter. The formation of groups is categorised into train sahelee group, station…

A police officer who sent "inappropriate and derogatory" messages on WhatsApp has been give a final written warning. West Mercia Police said the Shropshire-based officer, a man, had also failed to report the inappropriate behaviour of a colleague.A spokesman for the force said the final written warning had been given after a misconduct hearing on Monday.The hearing concluded the officer, who has not been named, had breached a number of standards of professional behaviour, including 'equality and diversity' and 'discreditable conduct'.Details of the messages have not been revealed.A spokesman for the force said: "An internal investigation has seen a West Mercia Police officer issued with a final written warning for misconduct following a hearing chaired by an independent legally qualified chair."The hearing, held over one day found a case proven against allegations that the Shropshire based officer had breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour after sending a number of inappropriate and derogatory messages he had exchanged via WhatsApp, on and off duty."It was also found that he failed in his duty to report inappropriate behaviour of a colleague."He was found to have breached the following Standards of Professional Behaviour: Equality and Diversity; Authority, Respect and Courtesy; Discreditable Conduct; Reporting Improper…

Instant messaging app WhatsApp is known to be working on multi-device support for a while now. Now, as per a new tweet by WABetaInfo, the online channel that tracks the changes on the instant messaging app owned by Facebook, the app is testing how calling will work when the multi-device support is configured. This means the company is testing how the calling will work when a user has to operate the same account across different devices. As per WABetaInfo, the feature has been tested since last week and still there is no release date for the feature. WhatsApp is currently testing calls when the multi device is configured for the same account between different devi… https://t.co/PiHaz8txxE— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) 1608662089000 Back in November, WABetaInfo had claimed that the multi-device support feature will allow audio and video calls to ring across devices at the same time. This essentially means that if a user logs in to various devices using one single WhatsApp account and when they receive a call, then all the devices that are being used for that account will ring simultaneously and the user will then have the choice to answer it on which device they want to. Back in…

Earlier this month, the attorneys general for 46 states as well as the District of Columbia and the territory of Guam signed on to an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook. South Dakota, South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia are the only states to decline joining the lawsuit. Additionally, following a 20-month investigation, the Federal Trade Commission filed its own, separate antitrust lawsuit against Facebook on the same day.The crux of both lawsuits state that Facebook decided to purchase other companies rather than compete with them. The lawsuits seek to force Facebook to divest itself of both Instagram and WhatsApp, though other relief could come into play as time goes on. The lawsuits are separate because the FTC claims that Facebook has violated federal law while the states are claiming that Facebook has violated their state laws.WhatsApp isn’t used much in the U.S., but it is extremely valuable. It’s probably the most widely used messaging app in the world, and Facebook Messenger is not far behind. Instagram is used all over the world by mostly younger people. With these three apps, Facebook is in a strong position to stamp out any kind of competition.The founder of WhatsApp stated that he sold to Facebook…

This feature available only in Delhi NCR. (McDonald's) Have you ever craved food from McDonald’s timeless menu but you were too lazy to go out or use a food ordering app? Well, now there is another way for you to satiate your cravings for Chicken McGrill or McFloat or any other thing that you prefer: WhatsApp.McDonald’s India today announced that starting today, McDonald’s lovers can order their favourite dishes from the company’s menu using WhatsApp.To order food from McDonald’s using this feature, all users need to do is send ‘Hi’ to 9953916666, which is McDonald’s India’s official WhatsApp number. Once they do so, they will get a link to the menu in their chat boxes. After opening the link, customers will see an interface while placing their orders. Here they will be able to select various items. Once the items have been selected, customers will need to enter their details such as their WhatsApp numbers and delivery addresses. Once their orders are confirmed, an invoice will be sent to them on their WhatsApp number with all the details of their order.The catch, however, is that this feature is available across McDonald’s restaurants in Delhi NCR only. This means that if…

Kisan Diwas 2020: Is observed to honour the birth anniversary of Choudhary Charan Singh, fifth Prime Minister of India.On this day government organise various programs such as discussion, exhibitions, workshops, etc just to spread awareness among the people. Publish Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2020 08:08 PM IST New Delhi| Jagran Lifestyle Desk: National Farmers Day is also known as Kisan Diwas is observed on 23rd December every year in India to honour the birth anniversary of Choudhary Charan Singh, fifth Prime Minister of India. During his tenure (July 1979-January 1980) he played a vital role in the Agricultural sector of our country by enacting and drafting various bills for farmers. Also, he followed the slogan of second PM Lal Bahadur Shashtri, 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' and thus was known as Kisan Leader. It was in the year 2001 government decided to observe 23rd December as Kisan Diwas to promote awareness among the countrymen ton understand the importance of the contributions that farmers do to the society and the overall social and economic development. On this day government organise various programs such as discussion, exhibitions, workshops, etc just to spread awareness among the people. Well, our farmers are one of the…