International Women's Day 2024: WhatsApp's privacy superpowers for safe messaging

Women's Day 2024: As we celebrate International Women’s Day, here are some safety features launched by the instant messaging platform WhatsApp over the years to ensure your privacy, especially for women in today’s digitally connected world. These features protect users at all times and people feel empowered to take control of their online safety.  

Here’s a list of 5 privacy features that help build a private and safe messaging experience: 

Control Your Online Information and Presence: From your Profile Photo to Last Seen and Online status to About you can select who gets access to their online information - everyone, contacts only, select contacts, or no one – empowering you to control your digital presence.
 
You Choose Who You Talk To: WhatsApp is a private and safe space for people to communicate with their loved ones and people who have your phone number. However, at times when you receive problematic messages from unknown numbers, you can ‘block and report’ the account. Blocked contacts or numbers will no longer be able to call you or send you messages.
 
Safeguard Your Account Privacy: On WhatsApp, you can add an extra layer of security to your account by enabling Two-Step Verification, which requires a six-digit PIN when resetting and verifying your WhatsApp account. 
 
Not every message needs to last forever: For added privacy for your conversations, you can turn on disappearing messages that vanish within twenty-four hours, seven days or ninety days after the time they are sent, depending on the duration you select. 
 
Secure your most private chats: Use Chat Lock to protect your most intimate conversations with a password, securing them in a separate folder. When someone messages you and you have that chat locked, no one can see those messages even if someone has your phone.