WhatsApp has shared our data with Facebook for years, actually

PLUS: The best way to keep in touch, your media diet, and how long it takes to stop a 747. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 01.10.21   SAVING MONEY 6 Apps to Help You Trim Down Subscriptions—and Save Money BY DAVID NIELD New year, new recurring subscriptions you've probably forgotten about. Here's how keep track of them.   RANTS AND RAVES A Digital Picture Frame Is My Favorite Way to Keep in Touch BY MEDEA GIORDANO The devices have come a long way and are especially great right now, since they offer a way to connect with long-distance family.   THE MONITOR Your Media Diet Will Never Be the Same BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER We have a glut of streaming options. But if recent events show us anything, it's that live TV news is far from obsolete.   PRIVACY WhatsApp Has Shared Your Data With Facebook for Years, Actually BY LILY HAY NEWMAN A pop-up notification has alerted the messaging app's users to a practice that's been in place since 2016. GET WIRED Get one year of WIRED access for less than $1 per month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   GRID-LOCKED What Would It Take to Run a City on 100 Percent Clean Energy? BY SHANNON OSAKA Most claims of running on "clean" electricity come with caveats, and many technologies required for round-the-clock renewable energy aren't quite ready yet.   TINY DANCERS A Newfound Source of Cellular Order in the Chemistry of Life BY VIVIANE CALLIER Inside cells, droplets called condensates merge, divide, and dissolve. Their dance may regulate vital processes.   DEPTH OF FIELD The DC Insurrection Lays Bare the Fiction of America BY JASON PARHAM The actions of rioters showed a need to hold on to a vision of the country that's at odds with reality.   CORONAVIRUS UPDATE A Variant Spreads, Vaccine Efforts Accelerate, and More Coronavirus News BY EVE SNEIDER Catch up on the most important updates from this week.   DOT PHYSICS How Long Would It Take for a 747 to Stop, Like in Tenet? BY RHETT ALLAIN The airplane in the movie is stripped down and doesn't have all of its brakes installed, making the calculations even more fun.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions