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WhatsApp introduces 3 new privacy features

Instant messaging app, Whatsapp, has introduced three new features aimed at helping protect information on the app.

The new update comes with three main features; users will be able to leave group chats more quietly, and set specific controls on who can see when a user is online.

Another new feature will also allow a user to block people from taking screenshots when messages are sent using the “View Once” feature, which means they will disappear after being seen.

The Meta-owned messaging platform, on Tuesday, said the new features were aimed to keep improving the privacy around online conversations.

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Currently, when a user leaves a group chat, a notification appears at the bottom of the conversation telling others in the group who has left.

Also, while users are already able to turn off a feature which tells others if they have read a message, it has not been possible until now to hide that a user was online and using WhatsApp.

“Rolling out soon will be a feature, online presence, that lets you decide who can see when you’re online.

“Another feature we’ll be launching soon is built-in screenshot blocking for your view once photos and videos,” WhatsApp tweeted on its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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