WhatsApp launches its new "Strict Account Settings" feature aimed at enhancing user security amid allegations about its privacy protections. This setting blocks media from unknown senders and silences calls from unfamiliar numbers. Moreover, it enforces two-step verification and restricts visibility of last seen, profile details, and group additions. Will Cathcart states, “This feature reduces your vulnerability to cyber attack,” a significant step for privacy-conscious users and public figures.
WhatsApp launches its new "Strict Account Settings" feature aimed at enhancing user security amid allegations about its privacy protections. This setting blocks media from unknown senders and silences calls from unfamiliar numbers. Moreover, it enforces two-step verification and restricts visibility of last seen, profile details, and group additions. Will Cathcart states, “This feature reduces your vulnerability to cyber attack,” a significant step for privacy-conscious users and public figures.