IT expert Stepanov urged Telegram and WhatsApp users to turn off geolocation to avoid surveillance
Mobile social media features allow you to spy on yourself
When using the online messaging services Telegram and WhatsApp, there is a risk that the user will become a victim of surveillance. This was stated by the head of the Competence Center for Information Security T1 Integration Valery Stepanov.
“There are nuances of safe use of messengers like WhatsApp and Telegram, and if you don’t know about them, you can fall for the tricks of intruders and become a victim of surveillance. So, Telegram has an almost “spy” function “Find people nearby,” Stepanov said in an interview with the Prime agency.
He warned that a number of enthusiasts with the help of a similar function was able to create programs that determine the exact location of the user and his movements. As a precautionary measure, the IT expert cited the refusal to use the “close people” feature on his mobile device.
Former computer security specialist Sergey Vakulin told URA.RU about the dangers of spying on the user by applications installed on smartphones. Vakulin said that there is a danger of tapping a mobile device to formulate additional promotional offers.
When using the online messaging services Telegram and WhatsApp, there is a risk that the user will become a victim of surveillance. This was stated by the head of the Competence Center for Information Security T1 Integration Valery Stepanov. “There are nuances of safe use of messengers like WhatsApp and Telegram, and if you don’t know about them, you can fall for the tricks of intruders and become a victim of surveillance. So, Telegram has an almost “spy” function “Find people nearby,” Stepanov said in an interview with the Prime agency. He warned that a number of enthusiasts with the help of a similar function was able to create programs that determine the exact location of the user and his movements. As a precautionary measure, the IT expert cited the refusal to use the “close people” feature on his mobile device. Earlier, computer security specialist Sergey Vakulin told URA.RU about the dangers of spying on the user from applications installed on smartphones. Vakulin said that there is a danger of tapping a mobile device to formulate additional promotional offers.
