""The popular messaging app WhatsApp got a range of new security features Tuesday with the launch of "Strict Account Settings." The security changes, which must be turned on, allow the app to block files and attachments from unknown senders, disable link previews, and silence calls from unknown callers. The goal is to reduce the risk of users being hacked, scammed, or monitored.""
""According to WhatsApp, the features are aimed particularly at vulnerable users such as activists and journalists. Apple and Google have already added similar security features to iOS and Android, respectively, according to Reuters.""
WhatsApp launched optional "Strict Account Settings" that must be enabled by users. The settings can block files and attachments from unknown senders, disable link previews, and silence calls from unknown callers. The features aim to reduce the risk of users being hacked, scammed, or monitored. The protections are targeted particularly at vulnerable users such as activists and journalists. Similar security options have already been added to iOS and Android by Apple and Google, respectively, increasing platform-level protections against unsolicited or potentially malicious content and contacts.
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