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During the first quarter of the year, cyberattack attempts in Mexico increased by at least 50 percent, compared to all of 2021.
WhatsApp is currently one of the most popular messaging apps, with just over 2 billion active users.
Currently, the new feature is already available for Android and iOS users; so it is expected to reach all device models in the coming days.
The cyber security It has become a priority for Internet users, companies and governments around the world, since within the new normality, interaction within digital platforms and social networks is the great trend; thus, applications constantly seek to renew their protection tools, with the intention of providing a sense of security to users, such is the case of WhatsApp, that it has enabled a feature that will allow users to protect their content.
Within the new digital reality, applications of eCommerce, delivery, streaming and communication have positioned themselves as some of the favorites among the community, such is the case of the messaging app WhatsAppwhich at the end of the previous year registered a user base of more than 2 billion users, compared to one billion monthly active users of Telegram or the 988 million users of Messengerfigures that reveal the importance of instant communication in the new digital reality.
However, as a result of the increase in active users within the networks, the risks of vulnerability also increase, since according to what was indicated by the company of cyber security fortnite, during the first quarter of 2022, Mexico registered just over 80 billion attempted cyberattacksa figure that represents an increase in this crime by more than double compared to what was recorded in all of 2021.
WhatsApp reinforces content privacy function
Applications are constantly updated, either in their search to improve the user experience or to implement new measures and patches to correct errors, such is the case of WhatsAppwhich in the last few hours has begun to implement an update via serverwhich, little by little, has begun to be visible to various users, so it is expected that in the coming days it will reach all devices.
Sending images is one of the main activities carried out within messaging platforms; therefore, think of a tool that allows increasing security and privacy with a beneficial result for users, since With this new feature you can pixelate an image, for example, the account numbers of a card or any particular part of a photograph that you do not want to show and in general information that is considered valuable and personal.
According to what has been pointed out, the process consists of entering the photo editing section from WhatsApp and look for the pixelated icon in the lower right corner of the screen, to later “paint” over the area to be covered. This function is functional for users of WhatsAppsince his rival Telegram has had a similar feature for months, which allows you to blur certain areas of the photographs.
The heavy functions to take care of the privacy of the users result in extremely useful tools, which, in addition to providing better functions of use, allow the community to generate links with the firms, an aspect that fosters loyalty and improves the perspective of companies against to the community.
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