WhatsApp privacy being violated? How to check in easy steps and what to do to block unintended access

In some cases, you might not have read a WhatsApp text, yet it gets labelled as ‘Read’, suggesting that your WhatsApp account may be accessed by another device. In that regard, WhatsApp already has a feature that allows users to see the devices linked to their WhatsApp accounts.

To find the linked devices, go to the ‘Linked Devices’ option by clicking on the three dots at the top right corner. After you navigate to the Linked Device option, this will display the list of devices linked to your WhatsApp account.

If you find any unauthorised device enjoying access, you should remove the access of that particular device to prevent it from fetching messages from your WhatsApp account. 

In another development related to WhatsApp, it recently unveiled a new update for its users which will help users stay safe in group messaging. A context card has been introduced which will provide users with all the information about the group. 

If you’re added to a group by someone you don’t know, the context card feature will give you all the information about that group. The details will include who added you, how recently the group was created, and who created the group. 

It is up to the user to decide whether to stay or leave the group and review some of the safety tools available to stay safe and secure on WhatsApp. 

This is particularly helpful to confirm whether or not it’s a group you want to be in or if you just met someone and haven’t saved them in your contacts yet.