Last Updated on 20/12/2021 by Riya
WhatsApp is India’s leading messaging app, and However, with its immense popularity, the risk of hacking also arises. Hackers often target those users who lack practical expertise, are negligent, and are occasionally greedy.
Hacking and cyber fraud can happen to anyone, no matter how vigilant they are. That’s why it is preferable to limit the profile access to only those users who are close to you.
Steps to protect the WhatsApp account from unknown people:
Step 1. Firstly, go into your WhatsApp settings and modify the Last Seen setting. The majority of individuals do not mess with the setting in any way, although it is vital to modify the Last Seen status for your protection.
Step 2. Either shut it off entirely or, if it isn’t possible, restrict your privacy to simply your friends. In the WhatsApp settings, there is a privacy feature that allows you to modify your last seen.
Step 3. On WhatsApp, you should never make your profile image public. In this case, everyone who saves your phone number in his phone could see your profile image. To modify this, click on the settings and then to the profile photo settings. Select My Contacts from the drop-down menu.
Step 4. Your WhatsApp number can be added to any group by anyone. To avoid being added to any group without your knowledge navigate to the privacy section of the application’s settings. You can then choose from My Contacts or a particular contact.
Step 5. If you’re constantly updating your Whatsapp status, you’ll want to make sure it’s set to private. You can hide your status from those specified users if you believe somebody is stalking you via your status.
Step 6. You can also hide the Whatsapp About page. To access the Privacy setting, navigate to the Settings menu, Account, and then Privacy. For About, you can choose between My Contacts and Nobody.
