How to use WhatsApp safely
The social network of free instant messages most widespread among smartphones has given a lot to talk about in these three years of filming. Updates, service outages and security bugs have managed to draw the attention of many users who are concerned about the privacy of their data and conversations And it is that the fame of WhatsApp is its great enemy, since it also draws the attention of hackers and people too curious
But that curiosity is not the only reason for security problems The creators of WhatsApp , former employees of Yahoo, left many loose ends in their creation Holes through which it is relatively easy to enter and find out about other people's conversations, modify profiles or get contact agendas Issues we have already informed you of more than once at tuexperto.com That is why we have collected some recommendations to take into account to avoid suffering this type of attack and safeguard our information
The first and most important recommendation is to use a independent or private wireless connectionThe safest thing to do is to use a 3G connection, that is, a data rate dependent on the independent teleoperator company itself of any other use other than that of the terminal. Thus, it is recommended to avoid public Wi-Fi connections such as those of some chains of restaurants, cafeterias, libraries, etc. that can be used by other users as doors to our terminals
In addition, as advised in the rest of web pages, social networks and Internet issues that may be viewed by other users, you must avoid publishing and sharing bank account details or any personal information such as PIN codes and passwords that can be used against us. Naturally, this data also includes private photographs and videos, issues that we would not want to be in the hands of anyone.Something to take into account in WhatsApp after discovering, just a couple of months ago, that a failure allowed you to see the conversations or chats thanks to an application
Related to this, a good way to prevent our group or individual chats from being seen by third parties is to delete them ourselves Thus , from the options of each conversation it is possible to delete the message history This causes us to lose all shared information , but it is a security measure to prevent third parties gossip It is also well ignore the well-known chain messages that incite us to promote hoaxes and generally false issuesThese do not pose a threat to our privacy in themselves, but they can lead the user to falling for scams and jokes that do nothing but discredit thissocial network and increase the uncertainty of those who use it.
Finally, you have to doubt about applications and additions to WhatsApp whose use permissions is exceeds its primary purpose, or whose developer is not a reliable sourceTherefore, it is best to trust the applications from the official markets, avoiding downloading and installing others on our own, since they may be infected with malware that affects WhatsApp or the privacy of our terminals.
