In the last years, The WhatsApp It has become the preferred communication channel for talking through text messages, calls and video calls. This app is essential to keep us connected between friends, family or many times for business. That is why it is important to know how to use it in the best way to maintain PrivacyFor example, hiding our name So that no one who has not registered with us can see our data.
According to data from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), 77 million people in Mexico you have an account The WhatsApp, while the first national study was entitled “How do Mexicans use social networks?” implemented by the same organization, it ensures that 52.5% of the app users use this platform between two and four hours on average.
The volume of users it imposes many times, for reasons Security and privacy In addition, we want to hide certain data from our information, such as data name: Here we show you how to hide it In a simple way, both in cell phone As in the web version.
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WhatsApp: When Encryption Isn’t Enough…
one of the goals The WhatsApp It is to allow the world to “connect securely”. Since its launch, it has received dozens of updates regarding it and constantly reminds us that all of our conversations are encrypted end to end.
Both chats and calls to publish between sender and receiver. Nobody can read or listen to its content, nor The WhatsApp Nor any other company or advertiser.
However, you may still want a little more Safety In the form of anonymity. To do this, we can make a filethe trick“So that our name goes unnoticed.
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Hide your name on WhatsApp from cell phone
The first thing is to think the way you want to hide your name For this there are some options. You can choose between a nickname, a nickname, an emoji, or even the most complex: a blank number.
If you choose the blank number, you must Enter here to copy it. is the symbol Unicode U+2800, also known as braille. Unicode has been the universal character encoding system for computer word processors for more than 20 years.
Now, open the app, select the three vertical dots at the top right and go to “Settings“.
Then touch your profile picture and in the option “namePut your emoji or emoticon in braille, now anyone who has not registered you as a contact will not be able to know your name.
Hide your name from WhatsApp web
Open the page and select File personal picture.
Then go to File name“As with cell phoneput your nickname, emoji, or braille symbol so the space is all white.
It is worth noting that this change can always be reversed, and the contacts you have already registered will be able to find out who you are.
with help Privacy settings (and with a bit of ingenuity) we can get away with users who don’t have a direct contact; You won’t be able to identify you by name in group chats, avoid annoying harassment with people you don’t want to talk to or with companies harassing you Privacy.
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