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Alibaba's US deals are key to its strategy of becoming the world's dominant e-retailer.

Any videos, images or audio messages shared over Masque self-destruct after they are opened

Snapchat's latest funding round puts its value at a reported $19bn, but why is a simple photo-sharing app worth so much?

At $19bn, Snapchat will be third-most valuable venture-capital-backed company behind Xiaomi and Uber.

Users of third-party chatting app WhatsApp Plus are being locked out of the official WhatsApp for 24 hours

David Cameron's pledge to eradicate encryption is a blatant attempt to cash in on the Charlie Hebdo tragedy, to curb privacy.

Snaptchat earlier rejected a $3bn acquisition offer from Facebook.

Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel sent emotional email to staff after company secrets revealed by Sony Pictures hack.

Victim's family weep as 'turbulent' teenager is jailed for life for revenge killing.

In the last few years we have seen an evolution of what messaging is with apps like Viber, WhatsApp, Snapchat and Facebook messenger reinventing how people communicate

Snapchat launches Snapcash to send money, while updating privacy policy to say it can't guarantee safety of your pictures.

The figure has almost doubled since last year, says McAfee.

Following the theft of 85,000 private images, known as The Snappening, Snapchat implements system to warn users against deceptive developers.

From Spotify to Snapchat, ranking the billion-dollar mobile internet companies

Britain's Got Talent Star the latest celebrity to have naked photos leaked online

Snapchat should take its share of the blame in the 'Snappening' image leak, security expert claims

14GB 'snappening' database released containing 100,000 images and videos, including child pornography

Snapchat warns users of using third-party apps to store photos following 4chan hack

Hackers warn hundreds of thousands of leaked nude images will be published online.

Yahoo looking for profitable ways to utilise proceeds from Alibaba IPO.

Six British fathers create Android app that proactively blocks questionable content from a child's smartphone

FBI's James Comey criticises Apple, Google for encrypting smartphone data, locking out law enforcement.

Investors express fear that the startup tech sector is burning through cash

Self-destructing messages that disappear after a set period of time are being tested by Facebook.

Social messaging app Snapchat has 100 million users & is worth $10bn according to multiple reports.

Bloomberg reports Snapchat in talks with Alibaba over funding which would value it at $10bn

Facebook's Slingshot, which can be compared to Snapchat, lets you sling users with your favourite photos and videos.

Facebook's take on Snapchat - called Slingshot - was accidentally made available in Apple's App Store on Monday

Phone app developer sorry after emails leaked about his discussing sex and drug use

A new instant messaging service offers unhackable encrypted communication that holds no personal information on users