WhatsApp empowers users with new privacy controls | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

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WhatsApp empowers users with new privacy controls

Pakistan Press Foundation

LAHORE    –     WhatsApp groups continue to connect family, friends, coworkers, classmates and more. As people turn to groups for important conversations, users have asked for more control over their experience. WhatsApp is introducing a new privacy setting and invite system to help you decide who can add you to groups. To enable it, go to Settings in your app, then tap Account>Privacy>Groups and select one of three options: “Everyone,” “My Contacts,” or “My Contacts Except.” “My Contacts” means only users you have in your address book can add you to groups and “My Contacts Except” provides additional control for who among your contacts can add you to a group. In those cases, an admin who can’t add you to a group will be prompted to send a private invite through an individual chat, giving you the choice of joining the group. You’ll have three days to accept the invite before it expires. With these new features, users will have more control over the group messages they receive.

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