US EditionIran-Israel Conflict Top Updates: Meta Rejects Tehran’s Claims on Location Tracking
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Is WhatsApp becoming a weapon of war? - Tech Startups
Tensions between Israel and Iran are spilling into the digital space, and WhatsApp has been pulled into the middle of it. On June 17, 2025, Iranian state television told citizens to delete WhatsApp, claiming, without offering any solid proof, that the Meta-owned messaging app was helping Israel locate Iranian military officials by tracking users’ “last
As Israel and Iran multiply piracy and cyberattacks to try to weaken the adversary and sow panic among the population, an Iranian media near the Revolutionary Guards...
Iran-Israel conflict top updates: Meta rejects Tehran’s claims on location tracking
United States-based technology company Meta on Wednesday said it does not “track the precise location” of the users of its messaging platform WhatsApp, reported CBS News.Earlier in the day, Iran reportedly asked its citizens to stop using WhatsApp, Telegram and other “location-based applications”, accusing them of being Israel’s “main methods to identify and target individuals”.This came against the backdrop of the conflict between Israel and Ir…
Meta pushes back as Iran threatens WhatsApp ban over spy claims - The Arabian Stories News
Washington: In a statement released Tuesday, Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, denied what it called “false reports” from Iranian media, which it fears may serve as a pretext to restrict access to its services. “We’re concerned these false reports will be an excuse for our services to be blocked at a time when people need them the most,” the company said. Meta reaffirmed WhatsApp’s core privacy feature — end-to-end e…
WhatsApp said on Wednesday that it does not share the personal data of its Iranian users with the government of Israel, after Tehran asked the population to delete the app for spying fears on the sixth day of conflict between the two countries of the Middle East.The Iranian state television asked the population on Tuesday to remove “the WhatsApp app from their mobile phones,” claiming that it collects personal data, including the location of use…
WhatsApp said on Wednesday that it does not share the personal data of its Iranian users with the government of Israel, after Tehran asked the population to delete the app for spying fears on the sixth day of conflict between the two countries of the Middle East. Iranian state television on Tuesday asked the population to remove "the WhatsApp app from their mobile phones", claiming that it collects personal data, including the location of users,…
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