Meta is rolling out new security features for WhatsApp designed to protect high-risk users—journalists, activists, and government officials, for example—from cyber attacks. Strict Account Settings is ...

Meta on Tuesday announced a new privacy feature called Strict Account Settings to protect users with “extreme safeguards against rare and highly sophisticated cyber attacks.” In a blog post, the ...

Following Apple and Google footsteps, Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has introduces a lockdown-style security ...

WhatsApp has launched a major security update as it unveils a new 'lockdown' mode. This set of security features, known collectively as 'Strict Account Settings', is designed to protect users from ...

WhatsApp rolled out Strict Account Settings, a lockdown-style mode that blocks unknown attachments, disables link previews, and silences unknown callers. Image: appshunter.io (Unsplash) If you’ve ever ...

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has launched a new security feature called ‘Strict Account Settings’, which essentially serves as a ‘lockdown mode’ across the app for your account. When enabled ...

WhatsApp is rolling out a new safety feature for users who want extra protection from hackers and digital spying. The option is called “Strict Account Settings” and works with a single tap inside the ...

As a paranoid journalist, I am an enthusiastic user of Apple’s opt-in “extreme protection” feature, Lockdown Mode. Apple launched Lockdown Mode in 2022, and since then the security feature is ...

WhatsApp has rolled out a new privacy feature called Strict Account Settings, aimed at users who may face heightened digital risks, including journalists and public-facing professionals. Announced by ...