WhatsApp offers new biometric security layer for desktop users
WhatsApp on Thursday said it is bringing in yet another layer of safeguard for users linking their WhatsApp bill to their computer.
The Facebook-owned company said it'll utilize the face or fingerprint unlock, where it really is available on the mobile phone operating-system, to facilitate the brand new security feature.
"In order to link WhatsApp Internet or perhaps Desktop to your WhatsApp accounts, you will now come to be asked to use that person or fingerprint unlock on your phone, before scanning a QR code from the telephone to link your product. This will limit the opportunity that a housemate or officemate (when we have those once again) can link units to your WhatsApp bill without you," WhatsApp explained in a blogpost.
This builds on the existing security measures that pop-up a notice in the user's phone whenever a web/desktop login occurs.
"The facial skin and fingerprint authentication takes place on your product in a privacy-preserving manner - by style, WhatsApp cannot access the biometric information stored by your device's operating-system," WhatsApp said.
The brand new security update for linking equipment will be rolling out, alongside a visual redesign to the WhatsApp Web page on phones, to users with compatible units over the coming weeks, it added.
