Experts and Western officials say the Egyptian government’s Android app for the COP27 climate summit could help spy on emails, messages, and voice conversations (Politico)

Politico:
German, French, and Norwegian data authorities warn against Qatar’s World Cup app Hayya and infection-tracking app Ehteraz, citing privacy and security concerns  —  Two World Cup apps pose serious privacy and security risks, European privacy regulators say.

New York Times:
Sources: Elon Musk and his advisers have discussed adding paid DMs to Twitter, which would let users send private messages to “Very Important Tweeters”  —  The billionaire and his advisers have discussed adding paid direct messages, fees to watch videos and other features to the service.

Politico:
Sources: US senators raise concerns as hundreds of China-made DJI recreational drones have violated restricted airspace over Washington, DC in recent months  —  Hundreds of Chinese-manufactured drones have been detected in restricted airspace over Washington, D.C., in recent months …

Samuel Stolton / Politico:
The UK’s CMA launches an investigation into Apple’s and Google’s dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming, following a survey that found a “stranglehold”  —  Apple and Google could be forced to loosen their grip on mobile systems after the United Kingdom’s competition watchdog launched …

Mark Scott / Politico:
How the North Atlantic Fellas Organization, or NAFO, a group of national security experts and ordinary Twitter users, is using memes to fight Russian propaganda  —  Ivana Stradner opened her iPhone and typed a simple call-to-arms: Unleash the hounds.  —  A Washington think-tanker and an expert …

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Signal will start phasing out SMS and MMS support from its Android app; users have a few months to transition away from SMS and export messages to another app  —  Signal says it will start to phase out SMS and MMS message support from its Android app to streamline the user experience and prioritize security and privacy.