We know well that hackers are skilled in exploiting potential vulnerabilities of the most used messaging app in the world, WhatsAppentering the system for the theft of sensitive data and beyond. In recent times, however, the level of protection has also significantly increased in the app and there are some systems, integrated or that users must option, which allow you to raise the “wall” against cyber attacks even more.
What happens on backups
Something that does not depend on us but that already exists of default concerns end-to-end encryption when backup of WhatsApp chats on Cloud: in practice, regardless of Android or iOS, everything related to the sphere of conversations are safe from any unauthorized access. In transferring our chats to Cloud, therefore, nobody can ever read the content even if the account is compromised.
Checks for group invitations
In recent times, the security threshold has been raising more and more on groups: WhatsApp always gives the chance who choose to add to the chats with more people allowing it only to their contacts, to some specifics or nobody. In this way, group interactions are safer and more protected by preventing the cases of spam or the addition of unwanted contacts.
How to involve with unknown calls
To minimize interruptions and improve privacy, WhatsApp offers an option that silence calls from unknown numbers, or not present in our column. By enabling the relative option, this type of call will be silenced even if it will continue to appear in the call register and notifications. Also in this way you can avoid unwanted nuisances by eliminating the spam while maintaining, for simple information of those who have contacted us and do all the related and due research of the case, a register of communications.
Improves chat privacy
An option that depends on what we choose concerns the privacy Of the chats: in addition to the standard function you can choose not to show the profile image if not to your contacts but you can choose not to show it to anyone. The same goes for the last access and for when you are online, you can choose the “Nobody” option. The situation for info, links, groups and the state are identical. In doing so, you can prevent you from giving sensitive information and being checked when interacting on WhatsApp.
View only once
An existing mode that must be optioned by those who want to exploit it concerns “visualization Only once “as regards potential sensitive content such as photos, videos, etc.
In this way, the recipient will be given only one possibility of seeing what we have sent to him avoiding the danger that our content can be disclosed without our consent and ending up in the wrong hands.