Billions of people use WhatsApp daily for communication and information sharing. That said, WhatsApp is so popular due to its simplicity. Creating an account and starting chats with contacts on this platform is as easy as it gets.  When the platform introduced the 24-hour “Status” feature, it became even more widely accepted as a medium for entertainment, advertisement, and networking. Unfortunately, WhatsApp...

Viber is an instant messaging platform that allows users to share messages and multimedia files. It also enables them to make and receive VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls. While the service is quite similar to WhatsApp and Facebook, it’s not as popular as the aforementioned mediums. However, you might have reservations and concerns about using Viber, and for good reasons as well. With the growing online...

The global digital economy is changing, and the changes has effected a major deviation in our lives. We use our phones for many things, and sometimes people use their devices to hide secrets. Therefore, the basis for reading someone’s text messages might seem questionable but justifiable nonetheless. Secret text message surveillance is not new, and some governments have been monitoring people’s phones for a long...

Not only is Parental Monitoring acceptable, and Employee Monitoring acceptable, they are compulsory. If not legally, then morally and ethically; seeing as parents and employers are in a position to moderate tragedy and liability that are associated with smartphone misuse or the need for protection. Authority comes with responsibility. Happily, there will be something to note is that often spy phone programs necessitate...