As a form of commitment to its users, the WhatsApp message sharing application provides important features for users who want to keep their privacy protected.
"WhatsApp is committed to protecting user privacy. That commitment is carried out by advancing to protect its users," said Sravanthi as Director of Communications of WhatsApp.
Some privacy features on WhatsApp that can be utilized by users include.
End to end encryption
End to end Encryption shows that WhatsApp or third parties cannot read messages sent through this application. This feature gives users maximum privacy over conversations with other people.
Read Receipt
There are times when WhatsApp users need free time to reply to messages in this application. For that, users can take advantage of the Read Receipt feature by activating it through the Settings menu then selecting Account and selecting Privacy. You can then deactivate Read Receipt or Report Read so that there are no alerts that indicate that you have read the message.
Disable notifications
This feature is useful for those of you who want to turn off notifications for all notifications from a message you received. How to activate easily by opening the Settings menu then select Notifications.
You can then specify which notifications you want to display. This applies to personal and group messages. You can also specify notifications that appear on the screen in the form of banners, sounds or vibrations.
Two-step Verification
Two-step Verification is very useful if someone who is unwanted wants to access your WhatsApp account so that the confidentiality of information is kept safe.
The Two-Step Verification feature can be activated by opening the "Settings" menu then selecting "Account" and selecting "Two-Step Verification". After that, the user is asked to enter a six digit PIN.
After being asked to create a PIN, users will then be asked to register a useful email if at any time they forget the six-digit PIN.
Privacy
Through this feature you can limit who can see profile photos. This feature also applies to status settings, Last Viewed, About, to Your Direct Location.
How to activate this WhatsApp feature by accessing the Settings menu, then selecting Account, then selecting Privacy.
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