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Latest WhatsApp beta for Android adds ability to play audio messages in the background.

The long-awaited feature is finally rolled out and we've got a GIF guide to using them.

Data privacy watchdog says users should be given more control over how their information is used.

Too-good-to-be-true offer is in fact a phishing scam designed to steal your info and spread malware.

The feature may roll out on all Android devices soon.

The feature is rolling out to all Android devices and will soon hit iOS users.

German privacy regulator has also ordered Facebook to delete all data it had already received from WhatsApp.

The feature seems to be currently in testing mode.

The picture caption said "Wife is away, it's all yours tonight".

Twitter also announced that DMs would come with typing indicators and web link previews.

'The changes Whatsapp and Facebook are making will affect a lot of people,' the privacy watchdog said.

It was inevitable when Facebook bought WhatsApp for $16bn that they would share data.

Policy change comes two years after WhatsApp said its acquisition by Facebook wouldn't affect user privacy.

Media censorship has led to many Iranians turning to weblogging in search of political news.

Turkish intelligence cracked the encryption of the application earlier this year.

'Simply not worth the risk' of secure services getting into the wrong hands.

Russia's Federal Security Service says it now has a method to collect encryption keys to spy on users' data.

UAE has introduced a federal law banning the use of VPNs to try to avoid paying for expensive VOIP services.

The 'disorganised cell' planned to secure weapons and carry out terror attacks in Brazil and abroad.

Brazil's chief justice cites freedom of speech and communication to order restoration of WhatsApp services.

Nadeem Masihm is alleged to have sent his friend a derogatory WhatsApp poem about the Prophet.

Line's messaging app has 218 million monthly active users.

Isis' Twitter traffic down by 45% in two years as the US enlists help of tech companies.

Girls as young as 12 are being held as sex slaves and anyone who attempts to flee is killed.

The malware enables hackers to steal user information via an SMS phishing campaign.

MP said he had reported the alleged hacking.

IPO pegs Silicon Valley firm's value at $2.4bn, twice its private valuation.

Russia wants backdoors for apps so Federal Security Service can access messages, or companies face fines.

The update is also rumoured to bring the much awaited video call feature.

Royalty isn't immune from punishment, even in private WhatsApp chats.