2023-05-16 12:18:50
WhatsApp started rolling out a privacy feature called “Chat Lock” o “Chat Blocking” that allows you to put a lock on the conversations, and thus avoid possible snooping. The feature had been discovered in April in a test version of the messenger, as we told on the occasion in TN Tecno.
“Chat Lock” in WhatsApp: what is it for?
The new option adds a layer of privacy in meta messenger. The proposal is simple: block access to specific chats by means of a password or biometric data (with fingerprint or facial recognition).
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With this change in the application, it is possible to choose conversations that you want to keep secret, placing a “padlock” that can only be opened with the “key” that the user has.
As reported by the US company, at block a chat on whatsapp references to those conversations are also hidden in the app’s notification system.
The new option in WhatsApp is added to other privacy features, such as content encryption and spam filters. (Photo: Adobe Stock)
Why is this novelty welcome in the app? From WhatsApp they point out that this is a ideal feature for those who share phones with family members and they want to avoid problems when “someone else is holding their phone at the exact moment an extra special chat arrives.”
WhatsApp launches “Chat lock”: how is it used?
The mechanics are simple. When touching on the name of a chat, you have to choose the indication for the blocking, enter the access password or the biometric data. An important detail: the new option is useful both for “one-on-one” conversations and for group chats.
Los blocked chats They now have a prominent space on the initial screen of the messenger, above the archived ones.
When is the option released? The tool is already being implemented for all users of the messenger.
WhatsApp prepares more privacy features
Meta will include more options of this kind in the popular messenger and will strengthen the scope of “Chat Lock”, reports Engadget. It is expected that it will add the possibility of create a custom password for each chat (it’s unique now), plus a tool to block conversations on multiple devices.
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The firm that runs the messaging service recently beefed up the verification system to stymie would-be scammers, adding more options for dealing with disappearing messages.
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