Considerably being the most private-secure social network, Whatsapp does not stop at that as it has taken yet another measure to enhance its users’ privacy.
Whatsapp has now introduced a new feature, bypassing Facebook’s newly introduced privacy controls.
Whatsapp will now be introducing a security bug feature, which will be available on iPhones this month.
The new privacy feature allows iPhone users to require Touch ID or Face ID — fingerprint or facial recognition — to open the app, but users were able to bypass those log-in methods by using the iPhone’s “share” function to send files over WhatsApp.
Users can set verification to be required immediately upon log-in, meaning they would need to supply Touch ID or Face ID each time they open WhatsApp, or at intervals of up to an hour, allowing them to toggle between apps on the iPhone for that time period.
This comes as messaging and other applications race to improve security and privacy and as Facebook Inc. is addressing criticism for not safeguarding privacy.