Wed 22 June 2022:
In order to further safeguard users’ online privacy, WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, has announced that it is rolling out new options to your privacy control settings.
The company announced on the microblogging platform that users can now choose which members of their contact list can view their profile photo, about them, and their last seen status.
“The safety and security of you and your messages matter to us. We want you to know about the tools and features we have designed to help you stay safe while using WhatsApp,” the company wrote on its FAQ page.
WhatsApp said users can set your last seen, profile photo, about, or status to the following options — Everyone: Your last seen, profile photo, about, or status will be available to all WhatsApp users; My Contacts: Your last seen, profile photo, about, or status will be available to your contacts from your address book only.
My Contacts Except… : Your last seen, profile photo, about, or status will be available to your contacts from your address book, except those you exclude.
Nobody: Your last seen, profile photo, about, or status won’t be available to anyone.
The company also said that be mindful of what you share.
“We encourage you to think carefully before you decide to share something with your WhatsApp contacts. Consider whether you would want others to see what you have sent,” the company said.
“When you share a chat, photo, video, file or voice message with someone else on WhatsApp, they will have a copy of these messages. They will have the ability to forward or share these messages with others if they choose to,” it added.
Users can reveal their location in a WhatsApp message using the location feature, according to WhatsApp. Only those they trust should be given access to a user’s location.
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