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What is the "WhatsApp Privacy" Debate?

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  WhatsApp is an inevitable and integral part of our lives nowadays. We just cannot think of a day when we don't check messages or put up a status. What will happen if the platform just stops its operations in the country? Unimaginable... That's, not probably, going to happen. However, this year the messaging giant unknowingly opened Pandora's box (especially for India) when it updated its privacy policy, wherein, it openly stated that it will share yours, mine, and everybody else's data with Facebook and its companies like FB Messenger, Instagram, etc. The earlier update, in 2020, that the platform brought out had an option for you to opt out.   But now there's only an "agree" button to it, so you can't disagree. Oops! The question here is, " Is the sharing of our data a huge problem ?" . The short answer is "Maybe". WhatsApp has, repeatedly, ensured that there is end-to-encryption for personal chats. No third person can ...
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6 Benefits of a reading habit!

"I find reading really boring!". Is this what you say when someone asks you to read? If yes, please read on (I am hoping you'll stick around till the end) because I hope to change your attitude by the end of this blog article and you'll  say "I want to explore reading"! If you're a reader already you'll love this one. :) I am going to explain the 6 benefits of reading habit (please don't ask me "why six?") that I think most of us either don't know or prefer to ignore. By reading I mean not only your academic books or the non fiction books but also about fiction, literature, poetry etc. In fact, the real change happens when you read the above mentioned genres.  You could ask, "how the hell does an imaginary book and a story help me?". Well, the answer is "In many ways you never imagined". No, I am not going to be preachy here or tell you what you already know. I will share what I think is more important to underst...
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Welcome to the "The Diary of Sruti Satish"!

No prizes for guessing that the last part of the title of this blog post is "inspired" by a young girl who scribbled down her thoughts & observations hiding in an attic in Netherlands during the second world war! Hey lovely people, welcome to my diary.  Let me introduce myself. I am an ambitious but lazy woman. That's it.  Do you want more? Okay, my name is Sruti Satish (I just now realized that you can get that info from the title!). I am a full time SAHM (Stay At Home Mom) who enjoys her time taking care of the 3 year old toddler and running other routine chores. When not doing any of these, I like to pick up a book or do a little bit of journaling or learning a new skill.  I am an introvert and my personality type is ISTJ according to the Myers Briggs Assessment test. Just letting you know so that you don't bother to call me up and ask "Hey, what's up?" I am a huge fan of books , like to travel to new places and enjoy binge watching TV shows . I d...
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