meta* introduced the new WhatsApp function, which allows you to create a personal digital avatar. A personal avatar can be used as a photograph of the profile by choosing one of 36 facial expressions and actions that are presented in user stickers. WhatsApp will continue to improve avatars, textures and shadows.
WhatsApp users can also send their avatars to personal and group chats to express a certain emotion. WhatsApp claims that this will also become a “excellent alternative photo and will help maintain confidentiality.”
In November, a cybercriminal at the shadow forum posted an announcement, which claimed that it sells a 2022 database containing 487 million mobile numbers of WhatsApp users. Note that WhatsApp uses more than 2 billion users per month around the world.
* META and the company’s products (Instagram and Facebook) are recognized as extremist organizations; Their activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation.