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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 11 - The Tech That Actually Matters, And What Nobody Bothered to Tell You (Part 1 of 2)
Hey, welcome back to Tech 4 Grown-Ups. Today we're starting something a little different, a two-part series. And I want to start with something that genuinely bothers me. So what I want you to do right now is go to Google, go to Google right now and type in elderly tech. Go ahead, I'll wait. Here's what you get when you type that in. And the results are phones with four giant buttons, devices with names that sound like they belong in a hospital ward, tablets designed to look

Michael Routhier
Apr 305 min read


Elderly Tech: The Honest Guide Nobody Bothered to Write
Two people. One laptop. Zero confusion. This is what technology actually looks like when someone takes the time to explain it properly, and when people feel confident enough to lean in. Photo: Pexels / SHVETS Production Can I tell you something that bothers me? Type the words "elderly tech" into Google and here's what you get. Simplified phones with enormous buttons. Devices with names that sound like medical equipment. Products designed to look as much like a Fisher-Price t

Michael Routhier
Apr 217 min read
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