One also cannot underestimate the impact of increasing legal scrutiny of big tech by regulators and courts.
However, People Magazine reports that these changes are in part driven by a new WhatsApp global privacy report that found:ħ2% of people value being able to speak in an honest and unfiltered way, with 45% not being able to engage without doing so safely and 59% worried that their private messages will be shared without their knowledge or consent. However, there was always the risk that someone could screenshot the disappearing photo.Īccording to a post on Meta Newsroom, these three new features on WhatsApp will give you more control with added interlocking layers of protection. View Once, or disappearing photos, is a feature that has become popular for a wide array of reasons, not the least of which is that it goes a long way in preventing revenge porn by jilted lovers who happen to have your private photos. Screenshot Blocking For WhatsApp's View Once Messages
One can only hope that those among your friends and family that you haven't white-listed into this exclusive club won't take offense. Now WhatsApp will make it possible for you to pick and choose who can and can't see when you are online. Then, it made it so that only people who are in your contacts list, and people you have messaged with before, could see you online. Then, it made it possible to hide your online status from everyone. WhatsApp started by letting everyone see when you are online. Choose Who Can See When You're Online on WhatsApp If you are like this writer, who likes to leave a party quietly, this feature will be a welcome relief. This will definitely eliminate the drama or embarrassment that comes with leaving a group, and the inevitable DMs from people wanting to know why you abandoned them. Instead, only the admins will be notified. Starting later in August 2022, it will be possible to exit a WhatsApp group privately without alerting everyone in the group.
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