"This set of security features, known collectively as 'Strict Account Settings', is designed to protect users from advanced cyberattacks. Once turned on, the feature will limit how your WhatsApp works in some ways, including blocking attachments and media from people you don't know. Accounts with lockdown mode activated will also automatically silence all incoming calls from people not in their contacts."
"In addition to changing how other users can contact you, Strict Account Settings will alter how your account appears to other users. With the settings activated, WhatsApp will restrict who can add you to a group, and block non-contacts from seeing your profile photo, 'about' details, and online status. Meta, WhatsApp's parent company, says that the feature will roll out gradually over the coming weeks. Thankfully, the company reassures that the vast majority of users will never need to activate these new settings."
Strict Account Settings, also called lockdown mode, limits how WhatsApp functions to shield users from advanced, targeted cyberattacks. When enabled, the settings block attachments and media from unknown senders and automatically silence incoming calls from non-contacts. The settings restrict who can add the account to groups and prevent non-contacts from viewing profile photo, 'about' details, and online status. The feature targets high-risk users such as journalists and public-facing figures vulnerable to rare, sophisticated malware hidden inside common file types. Meta will roll out the feature gradually over coming weeks, and most users will never need to activate it.
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