January 31, 2021
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WhatsApp has begun rolling out a new biometric login security feature. Web and Desktop users will be able to add in a fingerprint, face or iris scan to use the messaging app by linking it to their mobile app, alongside the existing QR code authentication.
The messaging platform, owned by Facebook, said that WhatsApp does not see your face or fingerprint data.
The new feature allows users to add a biometric login, depending on the device’s capabilities, to add an additional layer of security through authentication. The new feature will only work if you have enabled the biometric authentication setting on your phone.
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WhatsApp is letting users link up their phone with its web and desktop apps using biometrics.
This means you can now login using face, fingerprint, or iris scans depending on what device you have.
WhatsApp said all the data is processed by a phone s operating system, so it doesn t see any of it.
WhatsApp is adding features to its web app to let users sign by scanning their face, thumbprint, or eye.
WhatsApp announced the new feature on Thursday, which it described as an extra layer of security for its WhatsApp Web and Desktop services.
WhatsApp adds biometric authentication to its web and desktop versions
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned popular messaging app with more than 2 billion users, has been getting a lot of heat and losing users in recent weeks after announcing (and then delaying) changes to how it uses your data. It’s not done with how it’s tweaking privacy and security. Now, it’s adding a new biometric feature to the service to bring in a new authentication layer for those using its web and desktop versions.
The company said that from today, it will let people add in a fingerprint, face, or iris scan to use WhatsApp on desktop or web by linking it to your mobile app, to be used alongside the existing QR code authentication.