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Commodore made a social media-banishing flip phone, WhatsApp is testing read-once disappearing messages, and The White House app will reportedly be auto-installed on Homeland Security staff’s device

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-The recently resurrected Commodore is getting back into phones, but rather than taking on the likes of Apple and Samsung at their own game, the Commodore Callback 8020 is a proudly non-conformant flip phone that wouldn't have looked out of place in the '90s. -WhatsApp is finally offering what most of its contemporaries already have: disappearing (view-once) texts. -The White House app is reportedly coming to all devices managed by the Department of Homeland Security, whether the user wants to download it or not. GovExec that it was a "cause for alarm," as any app installed on government-issued devices can "potentially create backdoor access to government networks behind the firewall."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Commodore made a social media-banishing flip phone, WhatsApp is testing read-once disappearing messages, and The White House app will reportedly be auto-installed on Homeland Security staff’s device

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