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WhatsApp, here is the new function to block spam

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WhatsApp, here is the new function to block spam.

Whatsapp has introduced a smart feature that can block spam without reading users' messages. Here's how it works

Spam, as we all know, spares no one. We are continually harassed by advertisements and other messages that can sometimes be dangerous to our data. Whatsapp has taken the field developing an advanced system against this annoying practice.

This is an algorithm that, according to a messaging app engineer, allows block spam without reading the content of user conversations. The system is activated when it realizes that one of the subscribers sends the same message repeatedly. Therefore, the struggle of the company acquired by Facebook per rendere più sicura l’applicazione dal logo verde. Nonostante le accuse. Recentemente, infatti, Whatsapp è balzata all’onere della cronaca a causa di un articolo pubblicato dal Guardian secondo cui un bug nel sistema di crittografia end-to-end would jeopardize user data.

How WhatsApp anti spam works

Il sistema anti spam di Whatsapp poggia su diversi elementi. Come visto, l’algoritmo si insospettisce se un utente invia lo stesso messaggio continuamente. Ma non solo. It also analyzes a set of data that obviously includes the telephone number as well. In fact, the feature will search the database if the account matches one of the contacts that users previously reported as spammers. The author of the message will now be blocked immediately. The algorithm also examines other information about the Internet Service Provider used to send the insidious content.

War against hackers and spammers
WhatsApp will no longer go to millions of smartphones

Whatsapp, essendo una delle principali applicazioni di messaggistica, è quasi “normale” che venga presa di mira da hacker e spammer. L’azienda comunque non è rimasta a guardare, sviluppando prima la crittografia end-to-end, poi la doppia autenticazione, e infine anche l’algoritmo anti-spam. Una guerra dura che ha però permesso di protect user data.

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