Instant Messaging App WhatsApp has enabled new privacy measures preventing unknown contacts to see a user’s last seen and online status.
The new privacy measures will prevent unknown contacts to get a user’s last seen and the online status if they have never chatted with them.
Some users have noticed the change, being unable to see the last seen of some contacts and business accounts.
According to The Hindu Newspaper, WhatsApp customer support explained that this is a measure to improve privacy and security on the platform that will make it harder for people that users haven’t chatted with and don’t know to see their last seen and online presence.
This will also protect users from third-party apps from seeing when they are online.
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