WhatsApp gets new security features

WhatsApp has announced the launch of a range of new security features, designed to enhance the security of your account. These new features include account protection, device verification, and automatic security codes.

Here are details of the three new security measures that are being added to WhatsApp. Hopefully these new features will help people protect their accounts.

Account Protect: If you need to switch your WhatsApp account to a new device, we want to verify that it's you. From now on, we may ask you on your old device to verify that you want to perform this step as an additional security check. This feature can alert you to an unauthorized attempt to transfer your account to another device.

Device Verification: Malware on mobile devices is one of the biggest threats to people's privacy and security today because it can take advantage of your phone without your permission and use your WhatsApp to send unwanted messages. To prevent this, we've added verifications to help authenticate your account - without any action on your part - and better protect you if your device is compromised. This allows you to continue using WhatsApp without interruption. Learn more about the technology here.

Automatic Security Codes: Our most security-conscious users have always been able to take advantage of our security code verification feature, which helps ensure you're chatting with the intended recipient. You can check this manually by going to the encryption tab under a contact's information. To make this process easier and more accessible to everyone, we are rolling out a process-based security feature called "Key Transparency" that allows you to automatically verify that you have a secure connection. This means for you that when you click on the encryption tab, you will immediately be able to verify that your personal conversation is secure. For those who want to dive deeper into the technology, click here.

You can find more information about all of WhatsApp's new security features on the WhatsApp website at the link below.

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