After years of lingering questions about Skype’s commitment to protecting user data, it will soon offer end-to-end encryption to its 300 million monthly users. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a57d5c132a3cf2efe531abe/master/pass/skype_encrypted2-01.png
Tag: texts
18 Drunk Texts That Deserve To Be Left On Read
[unable to retrieve full-text content] “Is this future me?” “No, it’s Isabelle.” View Entire Post › BuzzFeed – Latest
WhatsApp DOWN: Chat app NOT WORKING for users, hundreds unable to send texts on NYE 2018
WhatsApp is down across the UK, according to thousands of reports from users. Users have been left unable to send or receive text messages, photos, documents, or videos on New Years’ Eve. The Facebook-owned chat app purportedly started to experience problems with its service at around 6pm in the UK. Independent website DownDetector, which tracks […]
Stupid patent of the month: Motivational texts
Have you ever sent a motivational text to a friend? If you have, perhaps you tailored your message to an activity or location by saying “Good luck in the race!” or “Have fun in New York!” Now, imagine doing this automatically with a compuuuter. What a great invention. Actually, no. That’s not a good invention, […]
This week in the Trump-Russia investigation — Republicans sour on Mueller, Rosenstein testifies, and the White House chimes in on anti-Trump texts
Andrew Harnik/AP A chorus of Republicans continued to question the the credibility of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe this week amid reports that two former investigators sent text messages critical of President Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign. In August, Mueller ousted Peter Strzok —a veteran counterintelligence agent who was among those overseeing the […]
28 Texts From 2017 That Are Just Really, Really Funny
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Texting peaked in 2017. View Entire Post › BuzzFeed – Latest
Can You Guess If These Texts Are From My Mom?
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Try not to get grounded. View Entire Post › BuzzFeed – Latest
DOJ inspector general says department did not consult him before releasing FBI agents’ texts
Reuters/Aaron Bernstein DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz told House Judiciary Democrats in a letter on Friday that the department did not consult his office before releasing text messages that are currently under OIG investigation to Congress and the press. The texts from 2016 were exchanged between former agents on special counsel Robert Mueller’s team who […]
In shift, DOJ now says early release of FBI agents’ private texts to reporters was ‘not authorized’
REUTERS/Joshua Roberts The US Justice Department said copies of private text messages exchanged between two former special counsel investigators were disclosed to some members of the media before they were given to Congress. According to a DOJ statement, those text messages “were not authorized” for release. The private text messages between Peter Strzok and Lisa […]
An App That Gives to Your Favorite Charities and Makes Your Texts Extra Cute
‘Tis the season for giving back. We recently discovered an app that lets you support your favorite charities and send super cute messages to people you care about, too. Kwippit boasts a curated collection of artist-created illustrations, photos, and animations that let you customize your communications. When you join specific channels, you get access to […]
