WhatsApp introduces new privacy settings in group chat
Sometime back, WhatsApp added the ability to lock the app with the user’s fingerprint as an extra security measure. Now, it’s adding another privacy feature feature that allows WhatsApp users around the world more control over who can and cannot add them to group chats.
The feature will let users to select if everyone, all contacts, or specific contacts can add them to group chats. In beginning, WhatsApp had an option for users to say nobody could add them to groups. Later it reacted on its feedback, it decided to fold the functionality to block everyone into the My contacts except option.
WhatsApp users who are without the ability to add certain WhatsApp users to group chats can still send private invites to those users. The user then has three days to accept or decline the invite.
When you get the the latest app update, you can enable this WhatsApp group chat privacy feature by heading to the app settings. Then navigate to Account>Privacy>Groups. Under this users can select who has the ability to add them to group chats.
