On the official Whatsapp blog the confirmation by the social network has been published to implement new optional functions for chat messages and in-app purchases.
Whatsapp, app of messaging widely used among users but also by companies to communicate with i clients, is about to implement new optional functions for messages and shopping.
On the blogpost published on official site social media also reads about any dangers to data security if you use messaging apps that do not practice the end-to-end encryption.
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Whatsapp: message security
“Every day, millions of people choose to communicate with companies via Whatsapp“, We read on the official blog of the social. And indeed consumer habits are changing. In fact, more and more often, to get information, one turns to the profile of a company rather than to write an email or call a contact center or the companies themselves are providing customer support using this messaging app.
And for to protect i data personal data of those who use the app, the social network has long since implemented a system of end-to-end encryption which prevents Whatsapp from reading messages exchanged between users even in the case of customers and companies.
In the same blogpost we confirm that some optional features are coming in the management of messages and purchases. And referring to the security and data that the app collects, on the blog it is clarified that “if an application doesn’t offer end-to-end encryption by default, it means that it can read messages“.
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There are in fact several messaging apps available and all of them promise security in the exchange of messages but then, in fact, this security may not be entirely true. “We believe that people are looking for applications that are both safe and reliable, which is why Whatsapp has access to a limited amount of data.“, Is explained in the blog.
We are now awaiting the actual release date of these new features.
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