HOW TO SECURE YOUR WHATSAPP CHAT

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Despite the fact, there are numerous other instant messaging apps out there. Still, people primarily rely on WhatsApp for the reason it offers advanced security features built-in. As it is a known fact that WhatsApp is using end-to-end encryption for your chats & calls, still there are specific steps you should follow to keep your WhatsApp chats secure. Let’s discuss more about it here.

Lock WhatsApp:

To begin with, you should consider locking your WhatsApp. Here, WhatsApp doesn’t offer any built-in feature to do so; thus you need to rely on third-party apps to keep your account locked. You can consider using WhatsApp chat locker apps to avoid cybercriminals and curious onlookers to access your important chats on WhatsApp. Working on smart algorithms, these apps help you keep all your chats & media secured from various threats.

Enable 2FA:

Two-factor authentication or 2FA is a useful security feature that comes built-in on your WhatsApp account. Once you enable this feature, you will be able to add an additional layer of security to safeguard your chats. Once you enable this optional feature in your WhatsApp account, any attempt to verify your WhatsApp account or phone number will be possible with six-digit passcode. It also adds a periodic passcode to WhatsApp. To enable 2FA on your WhatsApp account, open WhatsApp and go to Settings > Account > Two-step verification > Enable. Don’t forget to mention your email address when prompted as it will help you disable 2FA when needed. Here, you will receive a link from WhatsApp to disable the 2FA in case you ever forget your six-digit PIN or passcode.


Secure Your Privacy:

WhatsApp gives you complete control over your privacy with multiple privacy settings. Here, you can decide who can see your profile photos, status, about, location, last seen, and more. It even allows you to disable Read Receipts to turn off blue ticks when the message is read. These simple yet privacy settings greatly help you manage & secure your chat privacy as per your needs. You can find privacy settings under Settings > Account > Privacy.


Disable Cloud Backups:

Though this is a useful feature that helps you recover your previous chats when you switch to a new device. Here, your chats are backed up on Google Drive when you are using an Android device and on iCloud when you are using an iOS device. While all WhatsApp communication end-to-end encrypted but when you retrieve your old chats from backup messages it is not encrypted. Thus, if you are worried about your chat privacy, then you can consider disabling backup on your WhatsApp account. To do this, open WhatsApp > Menu > Settings > Chats > Chat Backup > Backup to Google Drive > Never. If you want to disable this feature on iOS device, go to WhatsApp > Settings > Chats > Chat Backup > Auto Backup > Off.


Check Encryption for Sensitive Conversations:

As we discussed chats on WhatsApp come end-to-end encrypted still there is additional encryption you can apply for sensitive chats just to double check. To verify the encryption feature, click on contact’s name in the chat window while you are chatting and click on Encryption. Here, it will ask you to Verify Security Code. It will look like this:


Here, you need to scan the code on your contact’s phone or ask them to scan your code to verify that the messages and calls with them are end-to-end encrypted. You can even compare the 60-digit number given below to scan image to verify it.

Turn on Security Notifications:

Under this feature, a new security code is generated for both the devices, when a new device accesses an existing chat. You can turn on the Show Security Notifications feature to receive notifications when a contact’s security code has changed. Here, your messages and calls will remain encrypted regardless of enabling this setting. To enable this feature on your WhatsApp, open WhatsApp > Settings > Account > Security > Show Security Notifications.


Request Your Account Information:

The Request Account Info feature on WhatsApp allows you to request and export a report of your WhatsApp account settings & information. For example, it will include your profile photo and group names where you are a member. Remember this report doesn’t contain your chat history or messages. Though this feature isn’t directly related to helping you secure your WhatsApp chat, but keeping a tab on account info, you will be able to know all necessary information related to your account and tweak it when needed.

So, these are few quick and effective security tips; you should follow to keep your WhatsApp chat secured. If you know more such tips, then feel free to share your thoughts.

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