WhatsApp has added some new privacy features to limit contact from cyber criminals.
From today, users will be able to automatically silence calls from unknown numbers. The company has also introduced a privacy check up to help users' make the most of their settings.
Cyber criminals continue to become more tech savvy, bringing their deceptive skills to unsuspecting victims' through their mobile phones. With scammers migrating as far as social media, it's important to protect yourself as much as possible.
Available now, the Silence Unknown Callers feature will hide WhatsApp calls made by unfamiliar numbers to the recipient's device to reduce scams and spam contact. However, the notification will appear on your WhatsApp call list, in case it turns out to be from someone important.
A statement from the company's blog said: "Protecting the privacy of your messages remains the driving force behind what we’re building at WhatsApp.
"While End-to-end encryption is the foundation to ensure your calls and messages are secure, we continue to add more layers of privacy on top including the recently launched Chat Lock to protect sensitive chats behind a password, Disappearing Messages that vanish, screenshot blocking for View Once, and the ability to keep your online presence private."
Those who want to avail of the extra security feature can implement it by clicking the calls subheading under privacy settings and turn it on in seconds.
The tech giant has also launched a Privacy Checkup to make sure users know of their protection options. After clicking "start checkup" under privacy settings, the step by step guide allows you to go through all WhatsApp's features that strengthen security of messages, calls and personal information.
WhatsApp is regularly making updates to its service to improve efficiency as well as privacy. On June 1, the company rolled out a new editing feature allowing users to "fix message mistakes" after they've been sent.
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