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WhatsApp sets WhatsApp Status to explain its privacy features

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WhatsApp is making all-out efforts to allay concerns around its privacy features. After having published full-page advertisements in newspapers, WhatsApp has posted the same in the in-app Status section. 

In a set of four status posts, WhatsApp maintains it does not “read or listen to your personal conversations as they’re end-to-end encrypted.” The appearance of the official Status posts is surprising. Once users have clicked on the posts, they disappear from the Status feed. It does not even show up on the viewed posts as well.

Work Smart

Use quotes for search

Sometimes you need to search for a specific quote. In general, Google uses the words you enter into a search to scan entire documents. If you search nstech09 it will look for anything that has those words but not necessarily in that order. If you use quotes, you find webpages that have those exact words in that order. This is particularly handy for things like song lyrics.

Knowledge Corner 

Wikipedia 20th Birthday Celebration

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Wikipedia is a multilingual open-collaborative online encyclopedia created and maintained by a community of volunteer editors using a wiki-based editing system. It is one of the 15 most popular websites as ranked by Alexa, as of January 2021 and The Economist newspaper placed it as the "13th-most-visited place on the web". Featuring no advertisements, it is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, an American non-profit organization funded primarily through donations.


Tech Tips

Google Earth Turn on 3D imagery

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3D imagery is shown by default, but you can use the Map Style feature to choose between 2D and 3D modes. To switch between 3D and 2D buildings: 
  • On your computer, open Google Earth. 
  • At the top left, click Map style. Under "Enable on 3D buildings,” 
  • turn 3D buildings on or off. A blue switch indicates that 3D buildings are turned on. 
Tip: If 2D mode is activated, it may surface newer imagery in some regions. To get the newest imagery possible, turn on 2D mode. The 2D mode may also improve overall app performance.


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