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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
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Being Locked Out of the Internet Is a Civil Rights Issue
In 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution declaring that the same rights people have offline must also be protected online. Internet access became an internationally recognized human right. Yet millions of adults 55 and older remain systematically locked out of the digital world. That is not a market inconvenience. It is a civil rights violation. The Internet Is Now a Human Right — Officially The UN Human Rights Council's 2016 Resolution A/HRC/RES/3
Michael Routhier
Mar 233 min read
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