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Scottish Government needs 'legal basis' to disclose certain WhatsApps to Covid probe

THE Scottish Government has said it needs a “legal basis” to release certain WhatsApps to the Covid-19 inquiry after a row over what had been…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland’s government pushed to release all its pandemic WhatsApp messages

Counsel to UK Covid inquiry intervenes after failure to disclose or possibly retain messaging app texts

The Guardian - UK

Watching Douglas Ross is like guilty-pleasure TV ... only less entertaining

SHORTLY before First Minister's Questions (FMQs) got under way, we learned that the Scottish Government has not handed over any WhatsApp messages…

The National (Scotland)

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Kathe Koota conclave in Shiggaon on October 28 and 29

Amidst the general concern over decline in reading habits among people, a creative experiment taken up by two established Kannada writers to nurture emerging writers through social media is yielding dividends. The mentor duo has been guiding aspiring writers through a WhatsApp group titled Kathe Koota (story community or group)…

The Hindu

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Rishi Sunak’s old phone number apparently leaked online

Reported security breach may lead to questions for PM about messages sought by the Covid inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Community radio: young South Africans are helping shape the news through social media

The number of South African internet users has nearly doubled in the past decade. One 2023 study of 45 developed countries suggests that South Africans even lead the world when it comes to the amount of time spent in front of screens, at 58.2% of the day.

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From Israel, writer Etgar Keret talks about the role of fiction in times of war

Etgar Keret says writing both protects him from reality and can create the bridge to reality.

WEKU

Government advisers called Sunak ‘Dr Death’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry told

WhatsApp messages between epidemiologist Professor John Edmunds and Professor Dame Angela McLean were shared at Thursday’s hearing.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak was branded ‘Dr Death’ by top government scientist in secret Covid WhatsApp messages

Deputy chief scientific adviser’s disparaging WhatsApp messages shown to inquiry

The Independent UK

WhatsApp will let you use 2 accounts on one phone

WhatsApp set to get feature people have wanted for years

Evening Standard

HSBC has already blocked staff from using WhatsApp on work phones—now the bank is banning texts, report says

HSBC is among the many banks that have recently faced scrutiny for employees' use of private messaging apps like WhatsApp to chat about business.

Fortune

Wednesday briefing: What you’ve missed at the Covid inquiry

In today’s newsletter: From allegedly lost WhatsApp messages to Sir Patrick Vallance’s frank lockdown diary, revelations only get more intriguing

The Guardian - UK

How to set up a WhatsApp passkey and ditch passwords for good

The platform will no longer require cumbersome security steps like two-factor authentication

Evening Standard

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Games, YouTube, hugs: How Gaza mothers calm terrified kids amid Israel war

Parents are turning to the internet and WhatsApp for ways to nurture their kids’ mental health.

The Hindu

Governor’s office files complaint against fake syndicate member appointment letter

The Undersecretary to the Governor has filed a complaint against an unknown person for circulating a fake appointment letter of a syndicate member for Bengaluru North University

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Secure Digital Pathways: A Guide to Encrypted Online Connections

The internet is rampant with cybercriminals and hackers just waiting for the perfect opportunity to pounce on your sensitive and confidential data and use it for fraud and other malicious purposes. The bad news is that these online threats and malicious actors are here to stay for the long haul.

The Independent UK

Secret Covid Whatsapps reveal who cabinet secretary really thought was in charge – Carrie Johnson

Nadine Dorries said the messages show a group of ‘nasty misogynist bullies’ trying to ‘get to Boris through his wife’

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The Independent UK

Covid inquiry WhatsApp message said ‘the real person in charge is Carrie’

The hearing in central London is part of module two, which focuses on core UK decision-making and political governance.

The Hindu

Video of man’s body being burnt surfaces in Manipur

A seven-second video, marked as “Kuki” and shared on several WhatsApp groups in Manipur, shows a man, in a black T-shirt and camouflage trousers, lying in a trench. The face has been bludgeoned and the body is on fire. It is not clear if the man was burnt alive.

The Hindu

WhatsApp Channels | Indian leaders wield new digital megaphone

WhatsApp Channels may emerge as one of the most direct mass media to reach voters, with India projected to have over a billion smartphone users by 2026

The Hindu

A.P. Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy joins the WhatsApp community

Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy seeks to foster direct digital engagement with the people and make it a more accessible and inclusive platform, says an official release

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s decision-making over Covid was ‘bipolar’, Sir Patrick Vallance warned

The former PM was accused of failing to lead the country in the early days of the pandemic, the UK Covid Inquiry was told

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘scrawled in capitals that long Covid was ‘b*****ks’, Covid Inquiry hears

Long Covid groups claim the former prime minister initially ‘denied the truth of the suffering’

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson was dismissive of disaster and called long Covid ‘bollocks’, inquiry hears

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry heard key WhatsApp messages by the then-prime minister from January 31 to June 7 2020 are ‘unrecoverable’

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