The pursuit of privacy in the digital life is in the interest of many users of social media and messaging apps. Seeking to serve this audience, the The WhatsApp Implemented anti-spyware default features.
According to WABetaInfo which specializes in Meta messenger, Online and last seen status settings are reviewed and improved Focusing on increasing users’ privacy options.
Among the changes Hide Connection status and last seen of people or companies with whom the user has never exchanged messages. Another interesting option is to leave it visible only to contacts saved on the device.
Users of the WhatsApp Beta software for Android and iOS are also testing another feature that may appeal to many. It is located around Option to choose who can see a status Last seen inside the app.
The new feature allows you to leave the status of the last access hidden for everyone or only for contacts to see and even exclude some names from the list if that is of interest to the user, Very similar to the recent privacy change of profile picture.
Also according to WABetaInfo, these measures are aimed at combating third-party apps that are able to record the state of the internet and last seen of selected contacts, thus providing more privacy and avoiding “WhatsApp spies”.
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