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Balasore train accident could have been averted by running checks: Commission of Rail Safety report

An undetected fault in wiring in the location box near Bahanaga Bazaar Railway Station that had not been noticed by Signal and Telecom (S&T) staff in the past five years led to the deadly triple train collision in Odisha. Installed at a distance of two to five kilometres usually, a…

The Hindu

Online Safety Bill: WhatsApp, Signal issue stark final warning against mass snooping of messages

The UK Government will spy on everything we send or say if the current version of the Online Safety Bill passes into law

Evening Standard

Apple’s encrypted messaging is in danger in the UK — here’s why

Lawmakers in the UK are seeking access to your personal messages, and companies like Apple and Meta are ready to fight.

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Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: ‘These are the people who could actually pause AI if they wanted to’

The president of the not-for-profit messaging app on how she believes existential warnings about AI allow big tech to entrench their power, and why the online safety bill may be unworkable

The Guardian - UK

How to edit WhatsApp messages on iOS and Android

WhatsApp now lets you edit a message after it's sent, just like on Signal, Telegram and other popular messaging platforms. Here's how.

Tom’s Guide

US, UK push against child abuse online alarms Asia dissidents

Rights groups are concerned that bid to weaken encrypted communications could harm dissenters in authoritarian regimes.

Al Jazeera

WhatsApp to allow users to edit messages … but only for 15 minutes

Messaging app’s new feature will enable altering of messages after sending

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New online safety laws could backfire badly, says messaging app boss

Meredith Whittaker and other messaging app heads have indicated that they could be forced to pull out of the UK in response to new legislation

The Independent UK

Google Messages finally releases end-to-end encrypted RCS group chats to more users

Google Messages has finally caught up to messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp in offering end-to-end encrypted RCS group chats to all users.

Android Central

WhatsApp and Signal fight back against the latest anti-encryption threat

The U.K.’s Online Safety Bill could “weaken the privacy of billions,” messaging platforms warn.

Fortune

WhatsApp issues warning over new law allowing government to read your private messages

Bosses from tech firms WhatsApp, Element and Signal have called on the government to "urgently rethink" the Online Safety Bill, warning it will open the door to "indiscriminate surveillance" of personal messages

Daily Mirror

Online Safety Bill: what will happen to WhatsApp under the proposed law?

WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging services have called for the UK government to “urgently rethink” its controversial Online Safety Bill, hinting that they would rather be blocked from operating in Britain than weaken their privacy settings.

The Week

WhatsApp and Signal unite against online safety bill amid privacy concerns

Encrypted chat apps sign open letter warning of ‘unprecedented threat to safety and security’ of UK citizens

The Guardian - UK

WhatsApp wants the UK government to rethink its online privacy bill

Controversial Online Safety Bill is again being attacked, as messaging apps including WhatsApp and Signal write open letter arguing for amendments.

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The Independent UK

Tech firms warn Government plans could lead to ‘indiscriminate surveillance’

WhatsApp, Signal, Element and other messaging platforms called for ministers to abandon plans to demand access to encrypted services.

Evening Standard

Messaging app Signal says they will leave the UK if the Online Safety Bill undermines encryption

The proposed bill is set to give the Government new powers to filter out harmful content on internet platforms.

The Guardian - UK

Signal app warns it will quit UK if law weakens end-to-end encryption

Boss of messaging app says users’ trust at risk from powers in online safety bill to impose monitoring

Tribune News Service

NYC judge refuses to sign off on new bail terms reached between Sam Bankman-Fried and the feds

NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge rejected a request Tuesday from embattled crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried to modify the conditions of his $250 million bail.

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Fortune

Judge rules that Sam Bankman-Fried must stop contacting former employees of FTX, Alameda Research

The decision is pending a hearing on Feb. 7.

The Guardian - US

Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX staff allegedly had ‘Wirefraud’ chat group

Chat group on the platform Signal was reportedly used to send end-to-end encrypted information about FTX and its hedge fund

Fortune

Signal president Meredith Whittaker is building an alternative to Big Tech's 'surveillance business model'

Signal president Meredith Whittaker wants to monetize Signal without compromising its values.

Tom’s Guide

The best WhatsApp alternatives in 2025

It doesn't matter why you'd want to leave, but these best WhatsApp alternatives mean you have somewhere to go.

Benzinga

Elon Musk May Have Deleted Messages Related To Twitter, Trial Must Move Ahead: Judge

Despite news that Elon Musk again submitted a bid to acquire social media platform Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), a trial between the Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO and the acquisition target is still on.

Newslaundry

New controls, new powers, some ambiguity: All you need to know about India's proposed Telecom Bill

What if WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Zoom and their ilk had to get a licence from the telecommunications department to operate in India? If the new Telecommunication Bill, put out for consultation by the department yesterday, is passed in its current form, they might just have to.

Tom’s Guide

Telegram: What it is and how to use it

Here's how to install and use Telegram to get encrypted, self-destructing, non-intrusive messaging.

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