WhatsApp is rolling out an option to prevent one-time screenshots of images and videos
After receiving temporary photos and videos (which can only be viewed once), WhatsApp will disable the option to record a screenshot or interface and save only a black image to respect the privacy of the person who sent this one-view file.
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WhatsApp An option has begun rolling out that prevents users from performing Screenshots of images and videos Ships in single screen configuration.
In order to offer more privacy, the messaging app has developed this mode which Prevents storage of media files in the receiver’s “Photos” and “Gallery” sections.
After sending a picture or video with these settings, It can only be viewed once and cannot be forwarded other contacts, save them, tag them or share them on WhatsApp.
Currently, as the company notes on its website, it is possible to take screenshots or screen recordings where multimedia files are visible before disappearing. In this case, the app does not notify the user who sent the file that the recipient took a screenshot on the device to save consent.
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now, WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to prevent these screenshots and block themAs WABetaInfo warned in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.22.3.
Therefore, if the sender has this option enabled, when the recipient is about to take a picture or record a screen, will be saved as a black file. In addition, the application indicates at the bottom that “it is not possible to capture due to security policy”.
This feature is limited to images and videos only, because as this portal pointed out, It is still possible to take screenshots of conversations by WhatsApp.
WABetaInfo noted that this feature is currently only available to beta testers of Android OS devices.
It should be remembered that this is not the only privacy measure offered by Meta, as a few months ago it announced the introduction of new options for leaving groups without warning and hiding the “online” status.
The company’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, noted that they will soon be available to all users and that the company is working on “new ways to protect messages and keep them as private and confidential as face-to-face conversations.”
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Source: La Nacion
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