Step by step to more security
WhatsApp has introduced two new privacy features. The Mute Calls from Unknown feature promises more control over incoming calls. A “data protection check” should help to select suitable security settings. We’ll show you how to start the check.
WhatsApp lays according to their own statements attaches great importance to the privacy of its users. The messenger’s end-to-end encryption should help ensure that calls and messages are secure. The company recently introduced a chat lock that allows you to protect sensitive chats with a password.
New WhatsApp function: data protection check
There is also a correction function that you can use to edit WhatsApp messages later. The “Privacy Check” is the next new function that WhatsApp wants to use to offer its users more data protection.
The company explained: “We want everyone to know about the security options that WhatsApp offers.”
WhatsApp: How can I start the data protection check?
When you select “Start Check” in your privacy settings, you will be navigated through several privacy protections that increase the security of your messages, calls, and personal information.
To start the check, you must first click the bottom right Ideas open in whatsapp. Then click on Data protection. The function “Privacy Check” appear. Click on “start verification‘ for WhatsApp to walk you through the process.
According to WhatsApp, the aim is to use new strategies to convey the message why privacy and data protection are important. The company writes:
From now on, we would like to encourage people to exchange private messages and let friends and relatives know that they have a safe place to communicate.
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