Meta is Testing Adding Messenger Back to its Main Facebook App

Meta is currently testing bringing back Facebook Messenger features inside its main Facebook. It’s been almost ten years, but the main Facebook mobile app used to include all features from the standalone Messenger app.
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Hackaday Links: February 5, 2023

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Well, this week’s Links article is likely to prove a bit on the spicy side, thanks in no small part to the Chinese balloon that spent the better part of …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: February 5, 2023

Creepy data collection and sharing remain common on popular apps

In a recent Mozilla review of the privacy features of 21 popular video call apps, only two were singled out for outstanding features (Signal and Threema). Meanwhile, three products were slapped with a dreaded “*Privacy Not Included” warning… Continue reading Creepy data collection and sharing remain common on popular apps

Priti Patel backs ad campaign that criticises Facebook’s stance on end-to-end encryption

British Home Secretary Priti Patel is backing a new ad campaign that will accuse Facebook of “blindfolding” police investigations into child sex abuse.

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Amazon MemoryDB for Redis: Fast performance with sub-millisecond latency and high durability

Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of Amazon MemoryDB for Redis, a fully managed, Redis-compatible, in-memory database. Amazon MemoryDB for Redis enables customers to achieve ultra-fast performance with high availability and durabil… Continue reading Amazon MemoryDB for Redis: Fast performance with sub-millisecond latency and high durability