Till now WhatsApp used to connect to the computer by scanning the QR code directly through the WhatsApp Web version, but now it will not happen.
Popular messaging app Whatsapp has brought a new feature. Keeping in mind the safety of users, WhatsApp will now have a face or biometric scanning feature. According to reports, fingerprint (Fingerprint) security will be available on the Web WhatsApp version. This means that no one other than you will be able to connect your WhatsApp to your computer.
Till now WhatsApp used to connect to the computer by scanning the QR code directly through the WhatsApp Web version, but now it will not happen. The phone has to be unlocked via fingerprint before the QR code scan. Apart from this, there will also be an option for a face scan. This feature has been devised with regard to the privacy and security of the users. Through this feature, no one else can create a new session on WhatsApp Web without the knowledge of the users.
This process of login on Web WhatsApp will be more secure and faster than ever before. Apart from this, the design of Web WhatsApp will also change.
Meanwhile, in a strongly worded letter to WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has expressed its "strong concerns" on the new privacy changes and asked the instant messaging app to "respect the date security of Indian users".
The IT Ministry in the letter has asked WhatsApp to withdraw the proposed policy, slamming its "all or nothing" approach which "leverages the social significance of the app to force users into a bargain".
The policy that was announced earlier this month asked them to agree to the new terms or lose access to accounts by February 8, sparking widespread concerns and criticisms. Since WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, the letter called on the social media giant to "value the principles of privacy and consent" as laid down by the Indian supreme court in its judgment of Justice (retd) KS Puttaswamy vs union of India (2017).
The data sharing between WhatsApp and Facebook has been one key aspect of the concerns. The Indian government's letter said that the new proposed policy ceases any "any meaningful distinction between WhatsApp and Facebook companies" and given the huge userbase of both the companies in India, "consolidation of this sensitive information" exposes a "very large segment of Indian citizens" to "greater security risks and vulnerabilities creating a honeypot of information."
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