WhatsApp recently has made various changes regarding privacy, groups, and other features. However, there are very few innovations regarding security. It's not like this aspect is not of interest to Meta, the current owners of this application, but sometimes security is in our hands.
In the following lines, we will list 3 tips that the youtuber and tiktoker PacoWeb, an expert in computer security with a large number of followers, recommends to increase the security of our WhatsApp account. So pay attention because we are sure that there will be at least one that you didn't know. Without further ado, let's see those tips.
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3 tips to protect our WhatsApp account
#1 Do not use your personal email: it may sound strange or even counterintuitive, but it is best to associate your WhatsApp account with a completely new or 100% dedicated email for this instant messaging service. Imagine that someone gets hold of your email, nothing will stop that person from stealing the content of your WhatsApp, such as your photos or conversations. This advice is related to the next one.
#2 Activate two-step verification: in the "Account" section, you will find an option called "two-step verification". There you can create a six-digit password and associate your number with an email (see tip #1). This function will make it so that when you log in to WhatsApp with the same number (like when we change smartphones), the application will ask you for that 6-digit password.
This sounds more like "creating a PIN", but WhatsApp has given it that particular name. I suppose that later on, it can be linked to an authenticator that changes the PIN periodically, as is the case with Facebook and other apps that have two-step verification.
#3 Deactivate your voicemail: these days no one uses it, and honestly, very few people use that function on our side of the world. Why? Well, by doing so, we avoid "vishing", a practice where the criminal asks to be called to generate a WhatsApp verification that will go to the voicemail. They then enter the voicemail, which has no password, and listen to the message with the necessary data to access your account.
Deactivating voicemail is done personally, from your mobile phone, by calling your operator.