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Saudi Communications Commission activates Internet calls, WhatsApp still blocked

Jeddah - Muslimchronicle

The Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has announced the lifting of the ban on all applications that provide voice and video call services over the Internet. Applications that meet regulatory requirements in the Kingdom can again offer Internet phone calls – known as Voice Over Internet Protocol – starting September 21. Adel Abu Heemed, the CITC spokesman, saidRead more

Message service Telegram to shut some public channels after Indonesia ban

Jakarta - Muslimchronicle

Encrypted messaging service Telegram will shut down “terrorist-related” public channels, its founder said on Sunday, after Indonesia’s government blocked access to the platform citing security concerns. Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, has seen a resurgence in home-grown radicalism, and has stepped up cooperation with its neighbors to stem a growing presence in Southeast Asia of extremist groupRead more

Iran blocks Telegram voice calls

Tehran - Arab Today

Iran’s judiciary has blocked newly introduced voice calls on Telegram, the most popular messaging app in the country, state media reported on Wednesday. The blockage follows the arrest last month of 12 people who ran popular reformist channels on Telegram, ahead of a presidential election next month. It was not clear if the blockage of voice calls, which Telegram introducedRead more

Security flaw found in WhatsApp, Telegram

San Francisco - Arab Today

A computer security firm on Wednesday revealed a flaw that could let hackers break into WhatsApp or Telegram messaging accounts using the very encryption intended to protect messages. Check Point Software Technologies said that it alerted Telegram and Facebook-owned WhatsApp last week, waiting until the vulnerability was patched before making it public. Check Point did not specify how many messagingRead more

Opposition 'minister' among 12 dead in Syria bombing

Beirut - Arab Today

A "minister" in Syria's opposition government was among at least 12 people killed in a car bomb attack in the south of the country on Thursday, the body's spokesman said. The Islamic State group (IS) claimed the attack in a statement on Telegram, saying one of its jihadists had detonated an explosive vest at an opposition meeting. According to theRead more

France, Germany want encrypted app makers to help stop Daesh

Paris - Arab Today

France and Germany pushed Tuesday for Europe-wide rules requiring the makers of encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram to help governments monitor communications among suspected extremists. Privacy advocates argue that encryption is essential to online security, notably for banking transactions. But security experts say encrypted apps are increasingly used by extremists to hide their location, coordinate operations and trade weaponsRead more

Police in French priest murder case investigate messaging app link

London - Arab Today

French police investigating the murder of a priest in Normandy are trying to identify members of a closed channel on the messaging app Telegram where one of the attackers outlined his murder plan. As Muslim worshippers joined Christians in services across France on Sunday in a show of homage to Father Jacques Hamel, 85, murdered on Tuesday in a NormandyRead more