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WhatsApp Hits Two Billion Users, Defends Encryption

Facebook-owned messaging app now used by a staggering 2 billion people, as platform defends its default use of end-to-end encryption

Governments around the world demand more and more data on Facebook users, but the US leads by far

Nearly 50 million US visitors used the social network in December, up 55 percent from the 30 million in November

Users can cause a lot of damage when given admin rights. It is time to stop the rot, says Paul Kenyon from Avecto

More people are coming online but the Office of National Statistics says 16.8 percent remain non-users

Google+ user metrics show 1.8 million visits last week, with over half the traffic from Google and Gmail

Apple’s iPhone is the favoured buy for the next 90 days, beating Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone 7

Apple iPhone owners wary about prospect of 4G connections but many think they have 4G links already

Facebook lost users in the US and Canada in May but its worldwide tally continues to climb towards 700 million

Codemasters has closed its Website after substantial customer Information was stolen over a week ago

Eight years on, business social network LinkedIn reaches 100 million users as it prepares to go public