Meta-owned WhatsApp is one of the most preferred instant messaging platforms globally. The company has been highlighting the app’s private messaging experience facilitated by multiple privacy and security features. It says that the company focuses on safeguarding its users online and for that it is “consistently adding new layers of protection.”
Here are six safety features that makes the app one of the secure platforms to communicate:
End-to-end encryption: WhatsApp says it assures privacy and confidentiality with the built-in end-to-end encryption. It says that with the protection in place, not even WhatsApp can read or access the data, including messages, photos, videos, voice messages, documents, status updates and calls, that is shared on the platform.
“Additionally, users can add the same layer of end-to-end encryption to protect their chat backups on iCloud or Google Drive, securing all messages and media in the cloud by a password or a 64-digit encryption key,” WhatsApp says.
‘View Once’ messages: ‘View Once’ feature allows users to share photos and videos without leaving a permanent digital record. WhatsApp View Once messages are automatically protected with screenshot blocking, so that sensitive messages can be shared with greater confidence that the message won’t be seen or kept longer than intended.
Control over ‘online’ presence: WhatsApp allows users, who wish to keep their online presence private, to choose who can and cannot see that they are online. They just have to go to Settings > Privacy > Last Seen and online to make changes.
Disappearing messages: Disappearing messages allows users to share important information without a chat backlog. It is an optional feature that can be turned on for more privacy. Users can arrange messages to disappear for 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days after they are sent when they enable disappearing messages. Furthermore, users can decide whether to enable disappearing messages for all of their chats or just a few of them.
Dealing with unwanted chats and spam: WhatsApp provides a way for users to block accounts and make reports to WhatsApp if they encounter problematic messages. Additionally, WhatsApp allows people to keep reported messages on their phones if they want to share them with fact-checkers or law enforcement officials.
Two-step verification: Two-step verification helps users safeguard their account access by offering an extra layer of security. In case users’ SIM card is stolen or their phone being compromised by scammers, the feature protects users’ accounts from bad actors who may try to use their phone number.
Here are six safety features that makes the app one of the secure platforms to communicate:
End-to-end encryption: WhatsApp says it assures privacy and confidentiality with the built-in end-to-end encryption. It says that with the protection in place, not even WhatsApp can read or access the data, including messages, photos, videos, voice messages, documents, status updates and calls, that is shared on the platform.
“Additionally, users can add the same layer of end-to-end encryption to protect their chat backups on iCloud or Google Drive, securing all messages and media in the cloud by a password or a 64-digit encryption key,” WhatsApp says.
‘View Once’ messages: ‘View Once’ feature allows users to share photos and videos without leaving a permanent digital record. WhatsApp View Once messages are automatically protected with screenshot blocking, so that sensitive messages can be shared with greater confidence that the message won’t be seen or kept longer than intended.
Control over ‘online’ presence: WhatsApp allows users, who wish to keep their online presence private, to choose who can and cannot see that they are online. They just have to go to Settings > Privacy > Last Seen and online to make changes.
Disappearing messages: Disappearing messages allows users to share important information without a chat backlog. It is an optional feature that can be turned on for more privacy. Users can arrange messages to disappear for 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days after they are sent when they enable disappearing messages. Furthermore, users can decide whether to enable disappearing messages for all of their chats or just a few of them.
Dealing with unwanted chats and spam: WhatsApp provides a way for users to block accounts and make reports to WhatsApp if they encounter problematic messages. Additionally, WhatsApp allows people to keep reported messages on their phones if they want to share them with fact-checkers or law enforcement officials.
Two-step verification: Two-step verification helps users safeguard their account access by offering an extra layer of security. In case users’ SIM card is stolen or their phone being compromised by scammers, the feature protects users’ accounts from bad actors who may try to use their phone number.
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