The WhatsApp messaging application continues to make changes to its various services. According to information reported by WABetaInfo, new restrictions have been made on the ability to take a screenshot on the application. According to information from WABetaInfothe appearance of a new screen “Screen capture blocked” or « Screen recording blocked » has been reported by users. These messages are indeed displayed in cases where the user tries to capture in a conversation containing ephemeral content.
We also note that, WhatsApp beta is also capable of blocking video recordings in such situations. Remember that this new option comes following the panoply of new keys made recently. Indeed, according to Presse Citron who quoted le site WABetaInfoadministrators can now delete messages in a group WhatsApp. According to this source, the administrator ofa WhatsApp group might now “delete for everyone” messages and these will no longer be visible to any member of the group.
Recent security vulnerabilities detected
The application, visibly concerned regarding the protection of the personal data of its users, announced a few days ago that it had corrected a security flaw that was recorded. According to information reported on this situation, a video call or a video file sent by WhatsApp may allow remote code execution on your device. In clearer terms, this flaw makes it easy to hack the device. According to Malwarebytes’ explanations, hackers might have had access to remote devices if the flaw had not been detected.