The company, which is part of the Facebook group, claims that it always strives to give users access to trusted information and control over privacy.
As WhatsApp was developed, the goal was to provide a reliable and personalized service for its users.
Its mission is to connect the world personally, you could say that personal data protection is the DNA of WhatsApp,
He says that WhatsApp now has more than 2 billion users worldwide and 90 percent of what is sent is private. This is also reinforced by the majority of groups on WhatsApp that contain less than 10 people.
To ensure privacy, WhatsApp by default provides end-to-end encryption features, so that only the sender and recipient of the message can read the message. The purpose is to maintain the privacy of the data so that the information is not used by others.
Here are privacy tips for WhatsApp users.
1. Decide who will invite the group
The first tip about privacy is that users can decide who can invite them to group chats.
This setting is intended to prevent users from being invited to groups by contacts or people they do not know. Thus, users can avoid chats or information shared by strangers.
2. Don't want other users to see the last one viewed
WhatsApp has a number of privacy settings. Everything can be arranged via the Settings menu.
After selecting the Settings menu, users can click the Account or Account menu and enter the Privacy menu.
WhatsApp default privacy settings last viewed (last viewed) are visible to all users. However, users can specify what they want.
In this case the user can set the last one seen so that no one else can see it. That way other users can only see the user’s contact number and profile icon without being able to see the user’s online status, status, or photo.
This is one of WhatsApp’s efforts to protect their user accounts from people who like to steal WhatsApp user profile photos to create fake (disguised) accounts that are used to cheat.
This can minimize incidents such as fraud, as people who are not on the contact list cannot see our photos and profiles.
3. Prevent Users from Confusion and Mistakes of Information
During the Covid-19 pandemic, WhatsApp and other digital platforms fought against scams, misinformation, and infodemics about Covid-19.
WhatsApp realizes that their service is very popular. In fact, many people simply believe a message that has been passed on many times even though the message has not been proven to be true.
One of the efforts to prevent users from problems like this is by introducing an advanced alias forward limited limit feature.
One message can only be forwarded to 5 chats at a time. If there are many forwarded messages, next to the message there will be two arrow symbols, a sign that the message has been forwarded multiple times.
The purpose of this feature is to show the user that the message was not made by the closest person, but by another party.
With this feature, he claims WhatsApp managed to reduce the circulation of viral messages on its platform by up to 70 percent.
This feature is intended to tell users to ask, messages with this mark are not original messages. Be sure to always check the information, do not immediately trust a message that is forwarded over and over again,
4. Block and report features
Other features that are also intended to protect users are Blocks and Reports. Here, users can block or report anonymous contacts who send chats.
When we chat with a new number, there is an option to block and report. This feature can be used, especially for accounts that spread incorrect information.
5. Cooperation with Cross Parties
To combat fraud and misinformation, WhatsApp also works with various parties. One of them is that during a pandemic, WhatsApp created a Coronavirus Information Hub.
This hub contains general guidelines and tips that contain materials and information from legitimate sources related to Covid-19.
WhatsApp is also working with several fact -checking agencies to eradicate false information.
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