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WhatsApp's New "Read and Delete" Feature Is Coming, And It's Actually a Big Deal for Your Privacy
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that deletes messages after they've been read, not just after a timer. Here's what you need to know. Okay, this is a good one. WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Meta and used by over two billion people worldwide, is quietly testing a new feature that will delete your messages automatically after the other person has read them. Not after a timer. After they've actually read it. That's a meaningful difference. And if you care about your priv
Michael Routhier
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The Dictator's Algorithm: How Authoritarian Governments Are Quietly Shaping the AI That Shapes You
The surveillance state is not a demonstration of strength. It is the most elaborate monument to fear ever constructed. Let me ask you a question that nobody in the mainstream tech conversation seems to want to answer. When you type a question into an AI assistant, when you watch a recommended video, when you read a news story that an algorithm decided you should see; who decided what you'd find? Most people assume the answer is engineers, data scientists, neutral code. The in
Michael Routhier
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