31 January 2021, 5:54 am EST By ( Pexels/Pixabay )
On July 2020, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the heads of Amazon, Google and Apple were all fired with heated questions from members of the House Antitrust Subcommittee.
This incident has sparked questions about online privacy. Now Mark Zuckerberg s greatest enemy in this sector is not from the government, but from another tech mogul Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Apple vs. Facebook
On January 28, Cook gave a speech explaining Apple s upcoming privacy changes, which will ban apps from sharing the online behavior of iPhone users with third party companies unless the users themselves give consent, according to Vox.
22 January 2021, 8:30 am EST By Beeper app for iMessages with 15 platforms ( Pexels/Tracy Le Blanc )
The new app called Beeper is developed by a team that includes former Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky. The app enables users to integrate a range of messaging services, including SMS, Signal, WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, Skype, Twitter, Discord, Hangouts, Facebook Messenger and Instagram into a single and searchable inbox.
The most striking feature is the support for Apple s iMessage, as it is only available on Apple devices.
Beeper app
The app uses some formula to achieve this type of feature, with the Beeper s website s FAQ section revealing that an always-online Mac running the Beeper app is needed in order to use as a bridge.