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The topic of data protection at WhatApp is currently very popular. This chain of letters has probably scared many users of the mail service.
- WhatsApp changed the group chat settings?
- Can I be added to any group without consent?
- What should I do?
He says : WhatsApp secretly changed the data protection settings for newsgroups – with fatal consequences: “This means that any user of WhatsApp – even if you don't know them – can add you to any group without your knowledge or consent. “The message that is currently being sent a lot on WhatsApp looks menacing.
Users of WhatsApp are warned in the chain letter: the content could be under attack or the newsgroups could be spam.
Discussion groups WhatsApp : this is a standard parameter
What many may not know: the so-called "secret change" is a standard setting on WhatsApp. However, many users have not changed this setting since the initial installation.
And not all users seem to be aware that these can be changed relatively easily. Privacy advocates recommend it.
WhatsApp had already introduced data protection options for groups in 2019 to prevent spam invitations, writes “ t-line“. Before 2019 it was actually possible to add any user WhatsApp to a group against their will.
Since the group setting on WhatsApp is set to "Everyone" by default, you should check it in the app and change it if necessary.
This is how you should do it if you want to change the setting to WhatsApp :
- 1. Go to Settings on WhatsApp
- 2. There on the account
- 3. Then on data protection
- 4. Then on the groups
- 5. Here you can change the setting from "everyone" to "my contacts" (mt)
