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WhatsApp to replace phone numbers with usernames

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Messaging platform, WhatsApp, is said to be testing a groundbreaking feature that could allow users to connect without revealing their phone numbers. Reports say, the Meta-owned platform is working on a username system similar to what exists on Instagram, Telegram, and X, in what could become one of the  app’s biggest privacy upgrades yet. The […]

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Your social media usernames now required to apply for a U.S. Visa

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US Department of State says you will now have to submit your social media usernames when applying for a visa into the North American country. The new regulations also require that people also submit five years’ worth of email addresses and phone numbers, according to BBC. This is part of the state department’s plan to […]

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