Two new features being introduced on WhatsApp, which will let you choose who can see when you're active, and to leave groups silently, will start rolling out to all WhatsApp users this month.
WhatsApp announced several new privacy updates on August 9, including the ability for users to start checking their messages without other people knowing.
The platform will soon allow people to control who can see when they're online, prevent others from taking screenshots of certain messages, and leave groups without notifying entire channels. WhatsApp has long touted its use of end-to-end encryption, which means only the sender and recipient of a message can see its contents. And like other private messaging platforms, it already allows users to send messages that disappear after set periods of time.At the time, many users expressed concerns about a section of WhatsApp's privacy policy that detailed what is shared with parent company Facebook, which has a troubled reputation when it comes to protecting user data.
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