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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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Transcript: Episode 9 - How to Help Your Aging Parents Stay Safe Online - Without It Turning Into a Fight
Hey, welcome back to Tech 4 Grown-Ups. I'm Michael. Today, I want to talk about something a little different. Most of the time on this show, I'm talking directly to you, the person who wants to feel more confident, more safe, more in control of their digital life, and we're going to keep doing that. But today, I want to talk to the other half of this community. That's the adult children, the sons and daughters and grandchildren who are watching a parent or a grandparent navig
Michael Routhier
Apr 287 min read
How to Teach Your Elderly Parents Internet Safety
Learning something new is always easier when someone patient is sitting right beside you. That's exactly what this community is here for. A man reached out to our community a few weeks ago, I'll call him Doug, because he was at his wit's end. His 78-year-old mother had nearly wired $4,000 to someone claiming to be her grandson in trouble overseas. She had almost done it. The only reason she didn't was because the bank teller got suspicious and slowed the transaction down lon
Michael Routhier
Apr 136 min read
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