The question of privacy has been recurring on WhatsApp and its users. This is a certainty that everyone wants to have and this has been reflected in many of the improvements and new features that have been presented.
In continuation of these developments, WhatsApp now brings another novelty. It is preparing yet another improvement, to give the desktop version a new layer that will give greater protection to the conversations and privacy of WhatsApp users.
Even more privacy on WhatsApp
As with the operating systems, WhatsApp users will soon have access to a screen lock. This will have the same principle of ensuring data protection, in this case the conversations and files received.
The novelty is now in progress developed and prepared be tested by users of beta versions. From what can already be seen, this protection will ensure that access to Meta's messaging service is only for those who are authorized.
To grant this access, users will have to define and use a security password. This will be asked every time the user opens the app to use it and will likely have more control over when and how this password will be asked.
Desktop with enhanced message security
Naturally, this WhatsApp novelty should be optional and only those who wish can activate it. It is also expected that this password will be stored locally and can only be accessed within the system and not in the messaging service itself.
Indeed, this improvement is not new for WhatsApp. The version for Android and iOS has been available for 3 years, always with the same principle of user data protection. It may seem like a simple measure, but it provides additional protection for this service.
This is another major improvement for WhatsApp and its users. It brings an extra layer of protection and privacy that is needed and which ensures that conversations are accessed only by those who are really authorized.
