There is a new way for a contact that is in our phone book to selectively not see our profile picture and/or the time of our last WhatsApp connection. Until now, there were only three privacy options: Everyone, My contacts or Nobody , which often led to opting out of scheduling a person so that they do not see this personal information. It is necessary to know that this "intermediate" option: My contacts, except... , is also available for the Info and Status section of our WhatsApp account. I...

Activating this option is very simple, and its purpose is to increase security to avoid being victims of a hijacked account and/or identity theft. When One-Step Verification is activated, the app asks to register a recovery email and a 6-digit PIN that will be requested when trying to log in with our number on a new device or another terminal. The PIN will also be requested regularly to remind you of it. Steps to activate the option: Enter the 3 points that are at the top right of the WhatsAp...

The messaging platform continues to put a lot of emphasis on app security. On this occasion, after its last update, the authorities of Meta (Ex Facebook) decided to say goodbye and close several chat groups automatically and permanently. This is because they incorporated " machine learning " technology for WhatsApp to detect suspicious and/or dangerous content in group messages. In other words, the app from now on will penalize those who send or receive messages that contain names of famous p...

One of the recommendations that Google offers its users is the possibility of reviewing those devices to which the account is linked. This can be corroborated by entering a security window that will report which devices have been connected in the last 28 days. How to view and delete connected devices that we have not recognized or no longer want to have connected? Enter the security area of the Google account. Scroll until you reach the section "your devices" View all the devices connected to...

WhatsApp users who leave their smartphones to repair, forgotten in their office or simply do not want someone else to access their personal messages without their consent can add this security filter through their fingerprint. In this case, even if people know the pattern or password to unlock the cell phone, they will not be able to enter the WhatsApp message chat. How to block WhatsApp by fingerprint? 1- Enter the App, Settings option 2- Click on Account 3- Click on Privacy 4- Within the Pr...

Through Tinder's association with Noonlight , users will be able to alert emergency services in a simple and discreet manner through a panic button, which will be added soon to the application. With Noonlight users will have the possibility to enter information and details of the appointment, such as the time, the meeting place and data of the person they are going to meet. If the user activates the Noonlight alert, he will request the code sent, which must be entered in order to avoid fal...

This identity validation is extra to those already known that block the cell phone screen, since it works for the application in a timely manner, beyond the screen being unlocked. In other words, even if WhatsApp is blocked you can answer calls, for example. The way to activate it is to go to Account> Privacy> Fingerprint lock. Then you must mark in what time it is blocked: immediately, in 1 minute or after 30 minutes. Then you can enable message notifications to be seen, without ente...

The technology magazine "Technology Review" of MIT, informs that the United States Special Forces requested the creation of Jetson , a laser prototype that through an infrared system is able to detect the cardiac record of a person up to 200 meters from distance of the device. The technology that Jetson uses is known as laser vibrometry and working in good condition can have a reliability of up to 95%. Jetson works even when the person wears very warm and thick clothes and it takes about 3...

The new security measures of WhatsApp this time aim to prevent screenshots in conversations, unless there is prior authorization from users. The shielding in the screen capture is a new function in which the messaging service is working and will be available in a few weeks in the smartphone with Android operating system, as reported by WABetaInfo. At the moment it is unknown if the iPhone operating system and the technical features of iOS will allow the use of this new feature, which will ...

Jumbo is an app focused on protecting this privacy in the different services that are consumed daily on the internet and to clean up our personal data. The application has a simple and friendly interface, designed for users who do not spend much time on these aspects, although they consider it important. Here they must determine what to clean and under what parameters. Among the features of Jumbo is Smart Privacy to define security on Facebook , Twitter Cleaner to control and delete the ol...

These files have the record of all the videos you've seen on YouTube , the files you have saved in the Drive , Hangouts , Calendar , Gmail , your searches in Google Maps and much more about your movements in the network. It is worth clarifying that the information you can download, but not eliminate it from the servers. Steps to perform the download: 1- Go to http://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout 2- Select those products you want to make a copy of. Click on Next 3- Choose the file f...