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WhatsApp has started rolling out the ability to send documents up to 2GB for more users today. Announced in March, this new feature is now available to more users across the world. Initially, it was tested in Argentina but now people outside of it have been getting this much needed update. The new file sending limit will be available to both Android and iOS users. WhatsApp will allow users to send documents, media files, images, videos up to 2GB now. It has become…

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Not a security tip per se, but a suggestion to Aadhaar card holders worried about security: UIDAI says that if you don’t want to disclose your Aadhaar number, then you can use VID or Masked Aadhaar, it is valid and accepted widely. To get VID/masked Aadhaar, download Aadhaar from here: https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/genricDownloadAadhaar Not a security tip per se, but a suggestion to Aadhaar card holders worried about security: UIDAI says that if you don’t want to disclose your Aadhaar number, then you can use VID or…

Netflix previously announced plans to prevent people from sharing their passwords with people who aren't in their household and the streamer is already testing that with users in Peru and a handful of other countries. But that pilot program is causing confusion, according to a new report. As Netflix works to try and make money where it previously wasn't, it's now warning people in Peru that they need to pay extra if they want to continue accessing it. The pilot allows people to pay $2.99 per month and add people to their…

Netflix’s test to crack down on password sharing has reportedly left some users confused, according to a report from Rest of World. The streaming service started experimenting with password-sharing solutions in Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica in March, prompting subscribers in these markets to pay an additional fee to enable streaming for others outside their household who use the same account. When speaking to over a dozen Netflix subscribers in Peru, Rest of World found that most users weren’t formally made aware of the…

Why does this sound like the plot of a canceled Netflix show?Get it TogetherNetflix has already tried to ban password sharing in three Latin American countries, in a preview of what's likely to soon become a worldwide strategy — but apparently it can't even get its own policies straight.More than a dozen Peruvian Netflix subscribers, told Rest of World wildly differing and confusing experiences with enforcement of the company's anti-password sharing experiment. That comes as the company is hemorrhaging money and…

Bloomberg: Dubai-based ride sharing service Swvl plans to cut 32% of its workforce, or around 400 people, after going public via SPAC on April 1 — Sign up for our Middle East newsletter and follow us @middleeast for news on the region. — Swvl Holdings Corp., a Dubai-based ride sharing firm … Bloomberg: Dubai-based ride sharing service Swvl plans to cut 32% of its workforce, or around 400 people, after going public via SPAC on April 1 — Sign up for our…

The Indian government has withdrawn an UIDAI advisory that cautioned the general public against sharing photocopy of their Aadhaar with any organisation.The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) said it is withdrawing the press release as it can lead to misinterpretation."The release advised the people to not to share photocopy of their Aadhaar with any organisation because it can be misused. Alternatively, a masked Aadhaar which displays only the last 4 digits of Aadhaar number, can be used."However, in view of the…

India has withdrawn a warning that asked users to not share photocopies of their national biometric ID following a widespread uproar from users on social media, many of whom pointed that this is the first time they were hearing about such a possibility. A regional office of UIDAI, the body that oversees the national biometric ID system Aadhaar, warned users on Friday that “unlicensed private entities” such as hotels and theatre halls are “not permitted to collect or keep copies of Aadhaar card,”…

Adi Shamir’s Secret Sharing* is a cryptographic algorithm that allows distinct parties to jointly share ownership of a single secret by holding *shares*. The original secret can only be reconstructed by using a minimum number of shares, which allows different parties to cooperate without the need to fully trust one another. The family creates four shares and sets a threshold of three, with the Bitcoin key as the original secret. Every Shamir sharing scheme has a total of shares and a threshold.Lane WagnerFounder of…