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Twitter adds new read receipts feature

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The Micro blogging giant has surprised its users adding an all new feature. The website has a quite a lot of competition from the competitors like Facebook, Snapchat who keeps themselves always updated and provides users with a lot many features. So Twitter also seems to trying to attract lot more customers by adding some more attractive features.

Twitter users can send direct messages to anyone on Twitter. It’s is just like sending messages. And yesterday it added the read receipt feature.

Yes this feature may be quite annoying for some and very useful and needy for some, depending on the person.

In a move to making the direct messages as a full fledged messenger Twitter has introduced this feature. This read receipt feature will allow the users to see whether the message they sent has been delivered to the other person or not and even know whether they read it or not.

It is even going to add typing indicators and rich link previews soon.

There is something good about this feature from the blogging giant as the users will have the option to enable or disable the feature as if they want.

Here are steps that one needs to follow to either enable or disable the read receipt feature

  • Click on the Profile icon and then go to Settings.
  • Now click on Security and Privacy here
  • Now under the Privacy settings, you have the Send/Receive Read Receipts option, check it to enable it and remove the check to disable the feature.

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If you disable this feature, you will not be able to see other people’s read receipts. So all the Twitter users can now on enable or disable this feature in direct messages as they want.

How to get Twitter Verified Profile ?

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Twitter Verified Profile

A bluetick beside your Twitter name adds great value to your profile. Bluetick itself reflects the popularity of the person. It comes with Twitter Verified Profile and you can apply it right now.

Actually,  there is no way to apply for Twitter Verified profile till now. Only it identifies the famous personalities across the globe and grants Verified badge.

Recently Twitter started taking applications for Twitter verified profile. I also applied for that. If any of the accounts determined as the public interest, Twitter would grant verified badge to that after reviewing the application. Here are the criteria to get verified profile.

Twitter consider Verified Profile applications from people in music, acting, fashion, government, politics, religion, journalism, media, sports, business, and other key fields. If you trust your account is of public interest, you can apply immediately for the verification.

Before applying add and verify your working phone number in Twitter settings. Also, confirm your email ID. Detailed Bio, profile photo, and a header photo to your Twitter profile are also required. You must also have own website. This is a more important aspect of the application. Most of the common public doesn’t have an own site.

Twitter may ask more information while examining your profile before verification. They also may request you to upload scanned copy of Govt. approved document.

If you applied for the Twitter verified profile and if it got rejected you can apply again after 30 days with more prominent proof and authority of your profile. So try for Twitter verified profile now by using this form.

37.9 Crore Twitter Accounts Hacked

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Another security breach came into the light. Last month Linkedin, Myspace suffered from leaked accounts, and now Twitter became the target.

Tessa88, a hacker from Russia revealed that he managed to collect a cache of 379 million Twitter accounts (37.9 Crore) mail ids, usernames, and passwords.

Leakedsource site which provides reliable information on “leaked accounts” for various online platforms confirmed the leak, but it only reports that the number of compromised accounts is only 33 million.

The Russian hacker is selling the Twitter user account database for ten bitcoins, and that is equal to Rs. 3,86,745. Twitter is checking their databases with the latest security breach.

Trouble remembering all Passwords? Use this Android App

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Okay, let’s do some exercise!

How many passwords do you use from the time you wake up in the morning to the time you go to bed in night? Let’s make a rough count… Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, Amazon, Flipkart, SBI online, LinkedIn, Evernote, Quora etc. Phew, the count doesn’t end still, what about Outlook, Snapdeal, Debit cards info and even your PC or mobile passwords.

Also the burden on our brains doubles if we have multiple accounts for a single website. How many of you remember all those passwords exactly every time you need them? Aren’t you, then this article is for you.

Almost everything in this world is digitalized now. There is nothing exaggeration in saying – the only thing that secures your privacy and your identity today is your passwords. Because of the negligence, intolerance, busyness or even with the mixture of all the three, most of us choose to go for a single MASTER PASSWORD that we use for all the websites.

But this can make the doors open for a havoc to come. To solve this problem, there are a plenty of potential applications in the market known as ‘Password Managers’ to track all your passwords. One such application is ‘Dashlane Password Manager’ for Android.

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Dashlane makes it easy to track all your passwords and your personal info that you use across the internet, with the access anywhere and anytime. You can save all your passwords at Dashlane in one place and use them whenever needed without the headache of remembering all those. The ultimate features that Dashline provides what sets it apart from all other applications are –

  • 1) Apart from saving all your passwords at a single convenient place, Dashlane gives you the instant access to all your accounts whenever needed and its AutoFill features makes you feel awww.
  • 2) It allows you to sync the data between between multiple devices you use.
  • 3) It will alert you to change your passwords regularly and it can even make the strong passwords on behalf of you for your accounts.
  • 4) ‘Digital Wallet’ feature is like feather in its cap and it will make your secure payments on the go.
  • 5) You can grant access to your passwords to some others in case of any emergency.

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The most important and the ultimate feature that Dashlane provides is its user interface and its AES-256 encryption to your passwords.  They say only YOU have the access to your information and not even Dashlane has the key to your encrypted data.

You also try and let us know how it feels to use ‘Dashlane’, in the comments section below. And lastly,

“Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don’t let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.”

– Rakesh Priyatham