WhatsApp Privacy Settings: Whatsapp uses everyone nowadays. Whatsapp also gives many new features to its users from time to time. Through this messaging app, it is no longer difficult to send messages to the people sitting far away, calling them audio-video calls. While technology improves our lives, it also causes some danger. Actually, cyber criminals have been targeting people through WhatsApp for some time. They are trying to cheat innocent people through fake messages, fishing links and calls. In such a situation, let us know how you can avoid cheating online by doing some privacy settings on Whatsapp.
What privacy setting on WhatsApp
1- Profile Picture Privacy on WhatsApp
We all put prefile photos on WhatsApp, but do you know that this photo can bring you to the target of cyber criminals. Actually, many scammers can use your profile picture incorrectly, which will make you in trouble. In such a situation, you need to limit the profile picture only to reliable and recognized people.
For this, you have to make some changes in the settings. You first go to WhatsApp Settings> Privacy> Profile Photo and after that select ‘My Contacts’ or ‘My Contacts Accept’. Now it is decided who can see your profile photo.
2- Last scene closed
If your last scene is open, then it is easy for anyone to track your activity and scams the same. They find out when you are online by looking at your last scene. In such a situation, when they come to know that you are active on Whatsapp at a particular time, then they will immediately target you. Therefore, change the privacy of ‘Last Scene’ and ‘About’.
Do two-step verification on
Do not ignore two-step verification at all. After turning on this setting, no one will be able to use your Whatsapp. Even if someone steals your OTP on turning on this setting, he will not be able to use your WhatsApp account. The scammer will also have to enter a 6 digit pin after OTP to login your account. Let’s know how you can do this setting-
– Go to Whatsapp Settings
Click on Privacy> Two-step verification in settings
-T you will get an option to set a PIN of 6 digits
Now you have to add your email ID here so that if you forget the pin, you can reset it again.