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WhatsApp has unveiled a security breach that has allowed attackers to inject commercial Israeli spyware on the phones, writes Financial Times, quoted by BGNES.

The application is used by 1.5 billion people worldwide. It turned out that the tracking software could be installed through a security system hole that worked on both Apple's and Android users.

International cellphone calls and text messages within the European Union are due to become considerably cheaper as of May 15.

Starting on Wednesday, service suppliers will have to apply rates of up to 0.19 euros per minute for calls to cellphones in other EU member-states as well as Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, and up to 0.06 euros per text message (SMS).

Citizens can check the number of their polling station in the forthcoming European Parliament elections on the Internet, by SMS or by telephone. The reports are provided by the Directorate General "Civil Registration and Administrative Services" at the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works announced.

From May 15, retail prices for mobile and fixed calls from one country to another in the European Union should not exceed 19 cents per minute, the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) recalls for the new Euro-regulations. The highest price for SMS within the EU will be 6 euro cents per message.

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey on April 23 and spent a significant time questioning him about why he had lost some Twitter followers, a person briefed on the matter said.

The Turkish user behind the controversial Twitter account named "Allah" has been convicted by a court.

EETT, the Greek telecommunications watchdog, will set a 150-euro ceiling on monthly telecom bills as of January 1, 2019, including all charges for calls, text messages, data, taxes etc, after which point the user will have to ask their provider to raise their bill in order to continue using their phone.

The New York Times is reaffirming its support for new hire Sarah Jeong after social media criticism of her tweets from several years ago that were derogatory of white people.

The new bill on animal rights will be approved by the parliament "very soon," the Turkish justice minister has said in a message posted on his Twitter account.

By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, PARIS, France, Jul 19 - French lawmakers have secured a deal on a bill that would outlaw the use of mobiles phones in schools starting in September, one of Emmanuel Macron's pledges during last year's presidential campaign.