WhatsApp rolling out more privacy controls for every user.

WhatsApp is now rolling out better privacy controls for users out there. There are going to be more controls for Profile Picture, About, Status, and Last Seen settings. Until now, you were only able to block these settings for either “Everyone”, “Your Contacts” or “Nobody” but this new update will introduce a “My contacts except” option that will offer a lot more granular control.

That new last seen status is a very particular privacy danger, as it indicates when someone last checked the app and it provides a great way to find out if a contact might have potentially seen your message even if they have read receipts and turned it off.

🔒 To further protect your privacy online, we’re rolling out new options to your privacy control settings 🔒 Now you can select who from your contact list can see your Profile Photo, About, and Last Seen status. For more information follow this link: https://t.co/UGMCx2n70h— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) June 15, 2022

This new feature will allow users to shut off the Valve feature for certain people, while also blocking Profile Photo, About, and Status for individual users. Also, if you restrict your last seen status to certain people, you will notice that you won’t be able to see their last seen status either as these new settings are available via the three-dot menu in the upper right corner, then navigating to Account> Privacy.