Bobba Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 in case you don’t know. Cannot find this before on PW . Apologies if a repeat WhatsApp has changed its group settings to include “everyone” by default so people you don’t know can add you to a group without your knowing. These people may include scam messages, loan Sharks, etc. You can change its default settings as follows: 1. Go to WhatsApp: 2. Go into Settings 3. Go to Account 4. Go to Privacy 5. Go to Groups 6. Change from (Everyone) to (My Contacts) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powler Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr grumpy Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 Good shout.thanks for that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchy trigger Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 thank you for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 Good one. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 Yep, that’s happened to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetree Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 Is recommended changing to Signal as an alternative; the incoming change of terms dis it for. Was always going to be the case when it was sold to facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangolin Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 1 hour ago, treetree said: Is recommended changing to Signal as an alternative; the incoming change of terms dis it for. Was always going to be the case when it was sold to facebook Werent the change of terms only for the US and not Europe or has it now changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 8 minutes ago, Pangolin said: Werent the change of terms only for the US and not Europe or has it now changed? It’s definitely happened to all the folk I know in the UK who use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 6 minutes ago, Fisheruk said: It’s definitely happened to all the folk I know in the UK who use it. He's talking about the change in the T&Cs that got everybody so aeriated a couple of months back, not the Whatsapp group setting. The former didn't apply to the UK, I honestly can't see the problem with the latter. Any bad actors already have your number, just block them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangolin Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Fisheruk said: It’s definitely happened to all the folk I know in the UK who use it. I meant the privacy terms as signal was mentioned, the signal hype was due to the privacy setting, not the group adding. Edited May 29, 2021 by Pangolin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 Just now, Pangolin said: I meant the privacy terms, not the group adding. I’m talking about the privacy, not group adding If you’re using the app, just check your privacy settings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 Cheers just done mine 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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