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14-05-2019, 09:19 AM
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I use WhatsApp so was interested in a recent news item. The link below gives details for anyone interested. An update security fix appears to have been issued to combat this problem. Although often updates are automatic if your's has not been updated instructions on how to update are given in the link below:

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-05-14/...spyware-fears/
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14-05-2019, 10:01 AM
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Thanks Baz

I don't use whatsapp but I've just emailed the link to a couple of people who do.

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14-05-2019, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by d00d ->
thanks baz

i don't use whatsapp but i've just emailed the link to a couple of people who do.

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14-05-2019, 10:22 AM
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What's 'What's App' Baz? I've heard of it but don't know anything about it.....
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14-05-2019, 10:46 AM
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Hi

Hilarious.

Whatsapp and others are used by criminals and terrorists.

Of course they are targeted.

Get real folks, nobody could give a damn if you are arranging a threesome with the Vicars Wife.

Planting a bomb or arranging to rape a 3 year old is of interest.
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14-05-2019, 11:11 AM
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Re: WhatsApp warning

Originally Posted by OldGreyFox ->
What's 'What's App' Baz? I've heard of it but don't know anything about it.....
My use of WhatsApp is not extensive but it's an app. that allows texting in a more complicated way than the usual methods. It also allows users of iPhones to send photographs to users of Android phones for free. Photos sent iPhone to iPhone are free, if sent to an Android phone without using an app. like WhatsApp texts containing photographs are charged for even if your package has free texting. It's also possible to use it for mobile calls that would be outside a call package, to places that are not within the EEA area. That way it uses wifi, providing the receiving user has broadband.

The link below gives more information, hope it's useful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HIr_IpSBEQ
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14-05-2019, 01:38 PM
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Conspiracy Theory . . .

There will be some new feature in the app background that they wanted everyone to have so in order to get everyone to quickly adopt the new version they concoct a hacker scare story.

Same will happen with Windows 10 at some point imho. They will want everyone on a specific release so will scare people into taking it. All conjecture on my part.
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14-05-2019, 03:23 PM
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Re: WhatsApp warning

Originally Posted by Baz46 ->
My use of WhatsApp is not extensive but it's an app. that allows texting in a more complicated way than the usual methods. It also allows users of iPhones to send photographs to users of Android phones for free. Photos sent iPhone to iPhone are free, if sent to an Android phone without using an app. like WhatsApp texts containing photographs are charged for even if your package has free texting. It's also possible to use it for mobile calls that would be outside a call package, to places that are not within the EEA area. That way it uses wifi, providing the receiving user has broadband.

The link below gives more information, hope it's useful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HIr_IpSBEQ
Thanks Barry very informative, but I realise why I don't know much about it....
I don't have a smartphone and you can list the number of calls I make on my clamshell in a year on the back of a matchbox... Texts would be as rare as hens teeth because I'm usually either driving or don't have my specs with me when I get one.

I did purchase a smartphone from Tesco for fifty quid because my clamshell won't last forever, but I found the screen and text was far too small when surfing the net, and those touch screen phones just seem to have a life of their own...

So I'll stick to this laptop for emailing folk (rare) or conversing on the forum (everyday) and if I'm not at home I shouldn't be getting distracted on the internet anyway, I like to be part of that little bit of world that I'm inhabiting at the time....
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14-05-2019, 05:44 PM
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Re: WhatsApp warning

Originally Posted by OldGreyFox ->
Thanks Barry very informative, but I realise why I don't know much about it....

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You are very welcome.


Originally Posted by OldGreyFox ->
I did purchase a smartphone from Tesco for fifty quid because my clamshell won't last forever, but I found the screen and text was far too small when surfing the net, and those touch screen phones just seem to have a life of their own...
The small screen and text are impossible for me too. My work means I am a trained keyboard operator so I touch type, no looking at the keys. I have no real idea where the individual keys are so am like a complete novice on an iPhone, when in fact I have been on computers and qwerty keyboards since the 1980s. It's very frustrating to say the least!
 

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