New WhatsApp update may ban screenshots of conversations


Taking screenshots of your private WhatsApp conversations could soon be a thing of the past, with the advent of a long rumoured authentication feature.

The authentication feature lets users set fingerprint access to their conversations, protecting them from being exposed to anyone who has the device in their hands

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