WhatsApp announces features to prevent account takeover

WhatsApp will be rolling out three new security features in the coming months, to provide users with increased privacy and control over their messages and to help prevent unauthorized account access and takeover. The new features The first feature is called Account Protect and will help prevent unauthorized transfers of accounts from one device to another. This feature will require users to verify on their old device any attempts to switch to a new device. … More

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