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  2. WhatsApp - Wikipedia

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    WhatsApp Web's user interface is based on the default Android one and can be accessed through web.whatsapp.com. Access is granted after the users scan their personal QR code through their mobile WhatsApp application. There are similar solutions for macOS, such as the open-source ChitChat, previously known as WhatsMac.

  3. QR code - Wikipedia

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    The QR code system was invented in 1994, at the Denso Wave automotive products company, in Japan. The initial alternating-square design presented by the team of researchers, headed by Masahiro Hara, was influenced by the black counters and the white counters played on a Go board; the pattern of position detection was found and determined by applying the least-used ratio (1:1:3:1:1) in black ...

  4. WhatsApp officially announces QR codes and animated stickers

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    WhatsApp made it easier to focus on a single participant during a group call — just press and hold on their video. WhatsApp today announced a slew of new features that are set to roll out ...

  5. Reception and criticism of WhatsApp security and privacy ...

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    WhatsApp Timeline; Feb 24, 2009: Jan Koum incorporates WhatsApp in California. Aug 2009: WhatsApp 2.0 is released on the App Store for the iPhone. Oct 2009: Brian Acton persuades five ex-Yahoo! friends to invest $250,000 in seed funding, and is granted co-founder status. Aug 2010: WhatsApp support for Android OS is added. Jan 21, 2011

  6. Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients

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    General Client Developer Initial release Platform Latest release License (client) License (server) Monthly active users Version Date BlackBerryMessenger Enterprise Blackberry iOS, Android Proprietary freeware Proprietary Briar May 9, 2018 ; 5 years ago (2018-05-09) Android 1.5.9 2024-01-16 GPL-3.0-or-later Not applicable (peer-to-peer over Bluetooth, WiFi, or Tor network) Conversations Daniel ...

  7. Scan (company) - Wikipedia

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    Scan's products consist of mobile applications that consumers use for reading a variety of physical codes such as QR codes, NFC, and machine-recognizable images (Computer Vision). Scan's website allows for the creation of QR codes as well as targeted codes that link to web destinations such as social network profiles, websites, and Scan-hosted ...

  8. Threema - Wikipedia

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    threema .ch. Threema is a paid cross-platform encrypted instant messaging app developed by Threema GmbH in Switzerland and launched in 2012. The service operates on a decentralized architecture and offers end-to-end encryption. Users can make voice and video calls, send photos, files, and voice notes, share locations, and make groups.

  9. The Jester (hacktivist) - Wikipedia

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    On March 5, 2012, The Jester changed his Twitter account avatar from his signature Jester icon to a QR code without comment or explanation. Scanning a QR code redirects a browser to a website. Scanning The Jester's icon led to a URL where he had an image of his signature Jester icon and an embedded, hidden code that allegedly exploited a ...