The groups of WhatsApp They are a way of organizing to carry out various tasks such as being used for work, school or common goals, however sometimes they become risky when the common mission ends.
Sometimes these groups become annoying or unbearable, since they send uncomfortable images or messages that go against our ideals, so we think about leaving them.
Avoid fraud and problems in WhatsApp groups. Photo: EFE
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The risk of damaging privacy increases more when we enter massive groups, in which our data is exposed as our phone number and profile picture, so this can lead to serious problems for us.
To be able to live in harmony and security in a WhatsApp group you must follow these recommendations:
- Secure your personal data. Your personal data should be the first thing you should take care of, since being in a WhatsApp group allows other people with whom you have never had contact to know your personal data and can also know more about you by giving information without realizing it. Remember that having your phone number and your name is enough to carry out various frauds in your name, so you should be very attentive to these practices.
- Unwanted images and videos. To avoid seeing unwanted images and videos you should avoid downloading photos through WhatsApp, this is done in settings> data and storage> photos> never, this way the photos or videos are not downloaded until you decide so.
- Stay patient. Do not lose your composure within a WhatsApp group, in the end it is a messaging application and you are not in front of who tells you. Stay calm and just give your opinion without falling into provocations.
- Cyberbullying or Cyberbullying. If any member of a WhatsApp group harasses you through the application, you can block this contact, this action is performed by clicking on the contact, scroll down and select Block contact and confirm the action.
- Identity theft. This is one of the risks that you could have within a WhatsApp group, so you must be very careful of the information you share through them. And in case you suffer a crime you must report it to the corresponding authorities.
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In this way you can take care of your personal data and avoid being a victim of a crime because of WhatsApp groups. The recommendations will always be that you are responsible for the data that you share through the groups and always have a cordial posture.
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Lastly, we recommend that you only enter groups in which your acquaintances are or are sure that it is not a fraud, remember that you can leave the groups and you can report the contact that added you by spam.
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