Service for sending and receiving instant messages WhatsApp now allows users to connect using proxy servers in order to remain online if the internet is restricted or disabled due to shutdowns.
The technology giant, which is controlled by Meta, stated that it hoped blackouts like the ones in Iran would “never occur” again.Information Guide Nigeria
They denied human rights and “cut people off from receiving urgent help”.
WhatsApp is urging its global community to volunteer proxies to help people “communicate freely” and said it would offer guidance on how to set one up.JAMB Result
“Connecting via proxy maintains the same high level of privacy and security that WhatsApp provides,” it blogged.
“Your personal messages will still be protected by end-to-end encryption – ensuring they stay between you and the person you’re communicating with and are not visible to anyone in between, not the proxy servers, WhatsApp or Meta.”NYSC Portal
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Juras Juršėnas, from proxy and online data collection company Oxylabs, told BBC News: “For people with government restrictions on internet access, such as was the case with Iran, usage of a proxy server can let people retain connection to WhatsApp and the rest of the free, uncensored internet.Jamb Portal
“It will allow people around the world to stay connected even if their internet access is blocked by some malicious actors.”
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