User privacy comes first for us WhatsAppwhich comes with a new function designed specifically for this purpose and to guarantee the data security of those who use the platform. In fact, consider that this app is now used by millions of people across the globe, with ever-increasing risks. The WhatsApp developer team has then decided to insist on a fundamental issue such as that of privacyworking on a new feature called “Privacy Checkup.” But how does it work?
This will make protecting your data easier
According to the latest news, “Privacy Checkup” It has already been developed in recent weeks and is currently available to a limited number of users, who are testing it. It is a new section accessible from WhatsApp settings, which for now has only been made available for the beta version for Android. Soon, in any case, it will also be available for iOS.
“Privacy Checkup” is intended to make it easier and faster to management of our privacy, guiding us step by step. Thanks to it, in fact, users of the platform can more quickly configure settings related to security and sharing of certain data, such as who is allowed to view the status of their access, personal information or profile photo. In this way, it will only take a few steps to choose who can join a group chat and who cannot. In this way, WhatsApp intends to give more management power to its users, who will have the possibility to easily intervene on the security settings.
This is a necessary function, given the level of cyber attacks which we are witnessing in the last period.
When will the feature arrive?
At the moment, as we said, it is a beta version given to some users to test.
Androidwhich are testing it. However, everything suggests that the new “Privacy Checkup” function will soon be available for iOS, extending to a much wider audience of users. So all that remains is to wait.