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- 1WhatsApp voice deepfake drains 95 million euros from Fideuram●95 milioni di euro con un vocale WhatsApp: dentro il deepfake che ha colpito Fideuram Un messaggio WhatsApp e una telefo
Fraudsters reportedly stole 95 million euros from Fideuram, the wealth management arm of Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo, using a WhatsApp voice message and a phone call with an AI-cloned voice. The scam is described as a new form of business email compromise powered by deepfake technology, and it is fuelling discussion about how easily cloned voices can deceive even major financial institutions.
- 2Amazon's Ring moves to replace local WhatsApp groups▼Amazon’s Ring wants to replace local WhatsApp groups. It’s a recipe for curtain-twitching disaster
The Guardian reports that Amazon's Ring is positioning its neighbourhood-focused features as a replacement for local WhatsApp groups, and argues this would encourage excessive neighbourhood surveillance and suspicion. The piece warns the shift could turn community chat into a platform for nosy reporting on neighbours, dubbed a 'curtain-twitching disaster', raising concerns about privacy and the privatisation of local communication networks.
- 3Privacy critics renew warnings over Meta's apps●One more reason to never use or install meta products on your phone or laptop! If your response to this is that, of cour
Privacy-minded users are warning others to avoid installing Meta products such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on phones and laptops, arguing the company engages in data practices that should not be considered normal. Commenters add that responding with 'of course Meta would do this' normalizes behaviour that should face scrutiny instead of being accepted as expected.