San Francisco, June 19 (IANS): WhatsApp, owned by Meta, has announced that it is launching new options in the privacy control settings to further protect users’ online privacy.
On the microblogging site, the company wrote that users can now select who from their contact list can see the status of the profile picture, On the last visit.
“We care about the security of you and your messages. We want you to know about the tools and features we’ve designed to help you stay safe while using WhatsApp,” the company wrote on its FAQ page. .
WhatsApp said users can set your last visit, profile picture, information, or status to the following options: All: Your last visit, profile picture, information, or status will be available to all WhatsApp users; My Contacts: Your last visit, profile picture, envelope, or status will only be available to your contacts from your address book.
My contacts, except …: Your last visit, profile picture, envelope, or status will be available to your contacts from your address book, except for the ones you exclude.
No one – your last visit, profile picture, information or status will not be available to anyone.
The company also told you to consider what you share.
“We encourage you to think carefully before you decide to share something with your WhatsApp contacts. Think about whether you want other people to see what you’ve sent,” the company said.
“When you share a chat, a photo, a video, a file or a voice message with another person on WhatsApp, you will have a copy of these messages. You will be able to forward or share these messages with other people if they decide . added.
WhatsApp said it also has a location feature that users can use to share their location in a WhatsApp message. Users should only share their location with trusted people.