WhatsApp to Limit Broadcast Messages
WhatsApp will soon be testing new limits on broadcast messages to tackle spam and misinformation. Individual users could be capped at 30 messages per month, while businesses could receive 250 free messages initially, with options to purchase more or use the WhatsApp Business API. The limits are not final and there is no information related to the price.
Along with that, new customised broadcast messages for product updates or holiday sales and the ability to schedule messages for business accounts will also be tested.
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WhatsApp will soon be testing new limits on broadcast messages to tackle spam and misinformation. Individual users could be capped at 30 messages per month, while businesses could receive 250 free messages initially, with options to purchase more or use the WhatsApp Business API. The limits are not final and there is no information related to the price.
Along with that, new customised broadcast messages for product updates or holiday sales and the ability to schedule messages for business accounts will also be tested.
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Roku is forcing users to watch ads before they can use their TV in ‘test’
Owners of smart TVs and streaming sticks running Roku OS are already subject to video advertisements on the home screen, and now they are getting forced to watch ads before they can even access the home screen.
Some people might not be as receptive to more obtrusive ad formats if they have grown accustomed to seeing a static image on an ignored area of their screen. One Redditor commented,
Although Roku already has advertisements on the home screen and in its screensaver, autoplaying advertisements when the TV is turned on is a novel and quite hostile practice.
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Owners of smart TVs and streaming sticks running Roku OS are already subject to video advertisements on the home screen, and now they are getting forced to watch ads before they can even access the home screen.
Some people might not be as receptive to more obtrusive ad formats if they have grown accustomed to seeing a static image on an ignored area of their screen. One Redditor commented,
I could accept the static ad on the side. Forcing a loud commercial is awful.
Although Roku already has advertisements on the home screen and in its screensaver, autoplaying advertisements when the TV is turned on is a novel and quite hostile practice.
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Ukrainian military targeted in new Signal spear-phishing attacks
Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) is warning about highly targeted attacks employing compromised Signal accounts to send malware to employees of defense industry firms and members of the country's army forces.
The bulletin mentions that the attacks started this month, with Signal messages containing archives posing as meeting reports.
The archive contains a PDF and an executable file, the first acting as a lure for victims to open and trigger the launching of the second.
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Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) is warning about highly targeted attacks employing compromised Signal accounts to send malware to employees of defense industry firms and members of the country's army forces.
The bulletin mentions that the attacks started this month, with Signal messages containing archives posing as meeting reports.
The archive contains a PDF and an executable file, the first acting as a lure for victims to open and trigger the launching of the second.
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X Corp sues India over 'unlawful' censorship via Sahyog Portal and IT Act
X Corp has filed a legal challenge in Karnataka High Court against India's use of Section 79(3)(b) for takedown orders, claiming it violates Section 69A, the only court-approved method for blocking online content.
X Corp also claims that India's new CSAM reporting portal, Sahyog, lets officials take down content without any transparency.
The petition comes as Central government has asked X to clarify responses generated by Grok.
The subsequent legal proceeding has been scheduled for March 27, 2025
Some more responses: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
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X Corp has filed a legal challenge in Karnataka High Court against India's use of Section 79(3)(b) for takedown orders, claiming it violates Section 69A, the only court-approved method for blocking online content.
X Corp also claims that India's new CSAM reporting portal, Sahyog, lets officials take down content without any transparency.
The petition comes as Central government has asked X to clarify responses generated by Grok.
The subsequent legal proceeding has been scheduled for March 27, 2025
Some more responses: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
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Plex no Longer Offers Free Remote Playback for Personal Media
Plex is increasing Plex Pass prices starting April 29, 2025, to $6.99/month, $69.99/year, and $249.99 for lifetime. Remote playback for personal media now requires a subscription: Plex Pass or the new Remote Watch Pass at $1.99/month or $19.99/year.
However, viewing on the local network stays free. Plex is removing the one-time activation fee for removing the one-minute playback limitation in mobile apps. Current Plex Pass holders and their shared users will retain remote playback access.
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Plex is increasing Plex Pass prices starting April 29, 2025, to $6.99/month, $69.99/year, and $249.99 for lifetime. Remote playback for personal media now requires a subscription: Plex Pass or the new Remote Watch Pass at $1.99/month or $19.99/year.
However, viewing on the local network stays free. Plex is removing the one-time activation fee for removing the one-minute playback limitation in mobile apps. Current Plex Pass holders and their shared users will retain remote playback access.
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India to get its own safe and secure web browser
India is all set to welcome its own web browser, aiming to create an entire Indian digital stack. The winners of the Indian Web Browser Development Challenge (IWBDC) under its Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative were revealed on March 20, 2025. Zoho Corporation secured a ₹1 crore victory while Team PING received ₹75 lakhs and Team Ajna got ₹50 lakhs, with Jio Vishwakarma achieving special recognition.
The browser will be equipped with advanced data security measures alongside compliance with India’s Data Protection Act while supporting multiple Indian languages and offering parental control, CCA India Root certificate trust store and Web3 support.
It will work across various platforms, including iOS, Windows, and Android.
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India is all set to welcome its own web browser, aiming to create an entire Indian digital stack. The winners of the Indian Web Browser Development Challenge (IWBDC) under its Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative were revealed on March 20, 2025. Zoho Corporation secured a ₹1 crore victory while Team PING received ₹75 lakhs and Team Ajna got ₹50 lakhs, with Jio Vishwakarma achieving special recognition.
The browser will be equipped with advanced data security measures alongside compliance with India’s Data Protection Act while supporting multiple Indian languages and offering parental control, CCA India Root certificate trust store and Web3 support.
It will work across various platforms, including iOS, Windows, and Android.
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BREAKING: Indian Govt looking to ban Proton Mail Proton Mail is one of the best mail apps that offers end-to-end encrypted email platform But, On February 8, a BOMB Threat was sent to 13 schools in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. However, the threat turned out to be…
Court Reserves Order on ProtonMail Ban, Urges Government Action
On March 21, 2025, the Karnataka High Court reserved its order on a petition seeking a ban on Proton Mail. The court deemed the petition's national security concerns and potential criminal misuse issues as serious matters.
The Union Government made reference to a mutual assistance agreement with Switzerland while detailing the specific procedures necessary for blocking.
The advocate for the company argued that the servers are outside of India and are not amenable to Indian Laws.
The government faced court pressure to act and the case remains pending as of now, with no decision announced.
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On March 21, 2025, the Karnataka High Court reserved its order on a petition seeking a ban on Proton Mail. The court deemed the petition's national security concerns and potential criminal misuse issues as serious matters.
The Union Government made reference to a mutual assistance agreement with Switzerland while detailing the specific procedures necessary for blocking.
The advocate for the company argued that the servers are outside of India and are not amenable to Indian Laws.
The government faced court pressure to act and the case remains pending as of now, with no decision announced.
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A Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor Mandate
The French National Assembly on March 20, 2025, voted against Article 8 from an anti-drug trafficking bill that would have gutted end-to-end encryption. The proposal required messaging platforms such as Signal and WhatsApp to implement backdoor access through a "ghost participant" model for encrypted communications.
The Assembly made privacy its top priority achieving a major victory. The EU's Chat Control proposal represents one of many similar measures that continue to exist globally. The presence of backdoors in systems creates vulnerabilities that cybercriminals can exploit.
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The French National Assembly on March 20, 2025, voted against Article 8 from an anti-drug trafficking bill that would have gutted end-to-end encryption. The proposal required messaging platforms such as Signal and WhatsApp to implement backdoor access through a "ghost participant" model for encrypted communications.
The Assembly made privacy its top priority achieving a major victory. The EU's Chat Control proposal represents one of many similar measures that continue to exist globally. The presence of backdoors in systems creates vulnerabilities that cybercriminals can exploit.
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Ping Browser: Just a Brave rebrand, or something actually new?
The Ping Browser, which emerged as a second-place winner in India’s Web Browser Development Challenge, is now facing accusations of being just a Brave Browser rebrand while receiving ₹75 lakhs in government funding. The "Atmanirbhar" initiative aimed at developing local technology sparked a controversy that initiated discussions about innovation practices, ethical standards, and taxpayer money usage.
TX and their team (Google Document), including @_mostwanted002_, @eshwnsingh, and @0xcowsecurity, accused Ping Browser of being a rebranded version of Brave Browser, an open-source browser focused on privacy. Their research revealed that Ping’s installer, "ping_installer (1).exe" contains files like "brave.exe" and "chrome_proxy.exe," with a directory structure being ditto same as Brave’s.
Ping’s GitHub repository, "ping-browser/ping-core," is a public fork of Brave’s "brave-core," with commits showing minimal changes like syncing with Brave’s updates and adding features such as a PDF signer and parental control extension. They didn't even make the repositories private. This "white-labelling" violates the competition’s spirit, with TX calling the ₹75 lakhs prize a "waste of hard-earned taxpayer’s money." This also violates Brave's terms of use.
Ping Browser is linked to FutureFlare Technologies LLP, its parent company, registered in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, at a farm address, as per its business profile on Falcon Ebiz. The company which has been active for about a year lists three directors, including Uday Bansal and his parents showing it operates as a family business. Despite its registration in Ghaziabad, Ping claims its headquarters are in Bengaluru, a hub for tech innovation. So fishy, lol.
Uday Bansal, identified as Ping’s founder responded to the allegations on LinkedIn. In replies, Bansal attributed the issue to an executable path bug causing conflicts with Brave, which he said is being fixed. He defended Ping’s compliance with the MPL-2.0 license (sections 3.2 and 3.3) and highlighted added features: Parental Controls, AI Summarizer & Rephraser, Hardware Token-Based Signatures, and Indian Root Certificate Support. Bansal even mentioned the video tour of Ping (attached) to demonstrate its functionality, comparing its development to Brave’s evolution on Chromium.
Uday Bansal also got a shoutout from his cousin brother Rachit Agarwal who works at Wormhome, a crypto firm. Rachit mentioned how they worked on probable startups and sought VC funding for a crypto payment and a T-shirt brand.
UPDATE: The funds of the prizes (₹75 lakhs for Team Ping and other prizes) have not been released as of 23rd March 2025.
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The Ping Browser, which emerged as a second-place winner in India’s Web Browser Development Challenge, is now facing accusations of being just a Brave Browser rebrand while receiving ₹75 lakhs in government funding. The "Atmanirbhar" initiative aimed at developing local technology sparked a controversy that initiated discussions about innovation practices, ethical standards, and taxpayer money usage.
TX and their team (Google Document), including @_mostwanted002_, @eshwnsingh, and @0xcowsecurity, accused Ping Browser of being a rebranded version of Brave Browser, an open-source browser focused on privacy. Their research revealed that Ping’s installer, "ping_installer (1).exe" contains files like "brave.exe" and "chrome_proxy.exe," with a directory structure being ditto same as Brave’s.
Ping’s GitHub repository, "ping-browser/ping-core," is a public fork of Brave’s "brave-core," with commits showing minimal changes like syncing with Brave’s updates and adding features such as a PDF signer and parental control extension. They didn't even make the repositories private. This "white-labelling" violates the competition’s spirit, with TX calling the ₹75 lakhs prize a "waste of hard-earned taxpayer’s money." This also violates Brave's terms of use.
Ping Browser is linked to FutureFlare Technologies LLP, its parent company, registered in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, at a farm address, as per its business profile on Falcon Ebiz. The company which has been active for about a year lists three directors, including Uday Bansal and his parents showing it operates as a family business. Despite its registration in Ghaziabad, Ping claims its headquarters are in Bengaluru, a hub for tech innovation. So fishy, lol.
Uday Bansal, identified as Ping’s founder responded to the allegations on LinkedIn. In replies, Bansal attributed the issue to an executable path bug causing conflicts with Brave, which he said is being fixed. He defended Ping’s compliance with the MPL-2.0 license (sections 3.2 and 3.3) and highlighted added features: Parental Controls, AI Summarizer & Rephraser, Hardware Token-Based Signatures, and Indian Root Certificate Support. Bansal even mentioned the video tour of Ping (attached) to demonstrate its functionality, comparing its development to Brave’s evolution on Chromium.
Uday Bansal also got a shoutout from his cousin brother Rachit Agarwal who works at Wormhome, a crypto firm. Rachit mentioned how they worked on probable startups and sought VC funding for a crypto payment and a T-shirt brand.
UPDATE: The funds of the prizes (₹75 lakhs for Team Ping and other prizes) have not been released as of 23rd March 2025.
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