The chief executives of Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc are in talks with House of Representatives lawmakers to testify at a hearing as early as next month, Politico reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the plans.

The exact focus of the hearing is not yet clear, the report said.

Facebook has discussed making its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, available to appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the report added, citing two people. Twitter and its chief,…

WhatsApp is one of the widely used messaging apps in India, but the company was recently under fire for its new privacy policy. Due to privacy concerns, several people switched to Signal even when WhatsApp reiterated that all the chats are encrypted and cannot be accessed by it or Facebook. Signal is truly a private messaging app, which doesn’t just offer end-to-end encryption, but also offers privacy-oriented features and collects minimal user data. Here’s a quick look at five privacy…