WhatsApp introduces disappearing messages
As financial services staff have been fired for cavalierly using the app for business, the feature will delete messages after seven days
05 November 2020 - 14:42
London — Facebook’s WhatsApp will roll out disappearing messages to users during November, which will delete posts in a chat after seven days, mirroring rival platforms such as Signal.
The function should help “the conversation feel lighter and more private”, Facebook said in a statement on Thursday. For employers attempting to monitor record numbers of staff working from home, the app’s new feature may make it even more difficult to police communications...
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