WhatsApp, the popular messaging platform owned by Meta, is consistently working to improve user privacy. The most recent update (version 2.23.18.15) accessible through the Google Play Beta Program highlights the app’s focus on protecting user data and ensuring their privacy.
Safeguarding Call Privacy: WhatsApp’s Upcoming IP Address Protection
According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp previously introduced the silence unknown callers feature, allowing users to mute calls from unfamiliar contacts to enhance call privacy. The latest update reveals a new privacy relay feature for calls.
WhatsApp’s new privacy relay feature for calls involves rerouting calls through its servers, which hides the user’s IP address and prevents location guessing by call participants. However, this method could marginally lower call quality due to encryption. The feature aims to provide secure calls, defending against location tracking through call data, yet poses a challenge of balancing privacy and call quality.
The privacy relay feature is currently undergoing testing with a limited group of beta users. It’s set to expand its testing to a wider audience soon, and a stable version is expected to be released in the future.
WhatsApp is working on several interesting features in addition to the privacy relay: the ability to reply to status updates using avatars, original quality photo and video sharing, and an improved calling interface.
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