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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 Great Dumbing Down: How Tech Is Making Us Weaker and Calling It Progress
One half of your brain still belongs to you. This post is about keeping it that way. Let me ask you something. When was the last time you were bored? Not "waiting for your coffee" bored. Genuinely, uncomfortably, nothing-to-do bored. No phone in your hand. No podcast in your ears. Nothing to scroll through. Just you and your own thoughts. Can you even remember? I'm not sure I can. I've been thinking about this for a long time, longer than I've been comfortable admitting, and
Michael Routhier
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