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Deets: WhatsApp is taking over the High Line with a large-scale public installation designed to visualize one of its core promises: no one, not even WhatsApp, can see your private messages.
This immersive experience includes:
Lenticular “chat bubbles” that block your image from view, illustrating how WhatsApp hides messages from everyone but sender and receiver
Directional audio signage that whispers a private message only to one person at a time
Emoji swings that create a disappearing illusion mid-air
A pixelated photo booth that simulates the visual equivalent of end-to-end encryption
A coded cushion puzzle hidden in a quiet corner, encouraging interpretation of visual messages
This is one of four global activations — alongside London’s Southbank, São Paulo’s Ibirapuera Park, and New Delhi’s Connaught Place Plaza — designed to spark conversation around the role of privacy in our everyday lives.
Hint for the Average Socialite: This event is free and open to the public.
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