WhatsApp will have a new security barrier
Changes keep coming to WhatsApp And the messaging application continues to evolve, adding new features, but also some requirements that put in questioning the user's privacy However, this time we find a new security barrier that helps only real users can access their account and messages. We are talking about two-step verification, which is already integrated into the official application, although hidden from view.
Two sources corroborate this new functionality. On the one hand there is the WhatsApp translation program, which has recently added no less than 20 lines of text to localize Spanish referring to two-step authentication and the different processes that must be carried out to configure it. On the other hand, there is the usual account of WABetaInfo, where they echo all the news from the latest updates, even if they arrive hidden in the code. Several screenshots demonstrate that this security tool is coming sooner rather than later, showing its little leg under the door.
WhatsApp will require the email of the user as a method of contact when activating two-step verificationAccording to the screenshots shared by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp would send a code to the user's email that the user must enter to access the messaging application All this in cases in which access has been blocked or when the reinstalled the application In this way, only those who have access to said verification code can finally enter the application, leaving out even those who obtain user credentials, such as hackers or cybercriminals A security barrier that has already been implemented by other social services such as Twitter, Instagram or Google itself Google
This is a function that is already within the applications of WhatsApp This is revealed by the screenshots taken by WABetaInfo With them it is possible to see the appearance of the screen where you have to enter the verification code and the different alert messages.Elements that match the translation lines seen on the platform to localize the texts of WhatsApp However, it remains deactivated and hidden from the curious, presumably in the absence of the relevant tests to verify that everything works as it should before reaching the bulk of the population. Something that could happen in the next few weeks.
For now we will have to wait, without an official date, until the arrival of this and other functions. WhatsApp continues to work from within, for now delaying the arrival of video calls, support for the sending of GIFs or the messages as an answering machine All this without neglecting the commercial aspirations of its creators. Details that are still in the chamber and that, judging from the evidence, are getting closer.In the meantime, they still have a lot to clarify regarding their terms of use and privacy, which continue to adapt to what is to come.
