Top five WhatsApp security features to protect your account from hackers
Here are five features you should keep in mind to protect hackers attack you via WhatsApp.
DNA Web Team
Mar 8, 2021, 08:05 PM IST
Facebook-owned WhatsApp offers a range of security features to prevent your account from getting hacked like end-to-end encryption, biometrics security and more. These security features ensure that your WhatsApp account stays safe and your private conversations don t fall into the wrong hands. It is also working on a new password protection feature that will encrypt chat backups in Cloud, making them accessible only to the users.
WhatsApp chats are end-to-end encrypted but this protection currently doesn`t apply to online backups stored on Google Drive and Apple iCloud.
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The WhatsApp privacy policy update has left many users with a feeling of distrust with many users planning to jump ship to viable alternatives such as Telegram and Signal. According to a survey conducted across eight cities of India and published by CyberMedia Research (CMR), over 79% of WhatsApp users are considering to drop the instant messaging service and switch to alternatives.
While WhatsApp has time and again reiterated that it does not keep a track of users chats or calls, the company has done little to inspire faith in its users. Save for an India-wide newspaper campaign and using its Status update, WhatsApp has tried to curb the criticism by outlining its security features. Here are some of the security features on WhatsApp that you should defin
WhatsApp is end-to-end encrypted but besides that, there are features including two-step verification, face unlocks for linking devices, disappearing messages that can help users have complete control of their WhatsApp account.