If you're using Telegram, you probably adopted it after getting fed up with shadow-banning and de-platforming risks per Facebook, Twitter and Youtube and were seeking a free speech alternative. Upon arriving in Telegram land, you'll probably heave a huge sigh of relief...

Every time I turn on my tracking device...I mean, my "smartphone," a reassuring "Android is updating" message pops onscreen. There's never any note as to what Alphabet (Google's parent company) just updated but, checking around recently, I found that those thoughtful...