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Users can now silently leave group conversations, control who sees their online status, and prevent screenshots from “view once” messages.
Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, said that these features WhatsApp He said it would help keep their messaging “as private and secure as conversation”.
Highlighted by a worldwide campaign, new features will be available starting this month, starting in the UK.
‘SAFE THAN OTHER APPLICATIONS’
WhatsApp currently warns all group members when you leave group messaging.
This can sometimes turn into a drama for those who want to leave the group without anyone noticing.
However, it will now be possible to leave without notifying other members other than the group admin.
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WhatsApp product manager Ami Vora said this is part of their focus on “creating product features that will empower people more over the control and privacy of their messages”.
“We believe WhatsApp is the safest place for a private conversation. No other global messaging service provides security at this scale to its users’ messages, media, voicemail, video call and message backup”.
One of the new features is the ability to select people to see when online on the platform from the “last seen” settings.
Speaking to the BBC, researcher Janis Wong of the Alan Turing Institute states that “users need and want more control”.
However, he says that users should be informed about these features in order to get the desired efficiency.
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