-It seeks to deceive the population about the new policies of the application
Chihuahua, Chih.- As part of the actions to detect the tools that cybercriminals use to commit crimes, the Secretary of Public Security of the State warns about a chain that circulates through the WhatsApp application where it is allegedly alert that from the When a supposed new rule comes into force, photos sent by the platform may be used and all shared content may be made public, including deleted messages.
According to the State Cyber Police Unit, this chain is a hoax or misinformation, since messages on WhatsApp are end-to-end encrypted, so only the person who issues them and the one who receives them can read them.
Since 2016, WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption built into the platform, which means that you cannot access or read messages while the message is being transmitted from one mobile to another through the company’s servers.
Once they reach the recipient, the message is saved on the device.
Also the calls we make through the application and the multimedia content we send is encrypted with the same technique, so the company cannot hear what we say or the audios we record or see the photos we send.
Recently, the company has explained that there is a lot of misinformation, which has generated concern among users, and that its objective is none other than to try to help everyone understand the new terms. For this reason, they will not enter into force on February 8 as planned, but on May 15. In this way, users will have enough to review the new privacy policy.
For any questions, the Secretary of Public Security through the Cyber Police Unit of the State of Chihuahua makes available the telephone number 614-429-7315 ext. 10955 or email [email protected].
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