Hyderabad residents’ reactions to WhatsApp’s new “last seen” feature, which lets chosen contacts see the time of the same, were divided.
While many individuals claimed that the function gives them peace of mind over the safety of their loved ones, others claimed that it is dividing them.
“Because he oversees several individuals at work and finds it challenging to respond to everyone, my buddy had to keep his “last seen” a secret. But he need tender loving care. This ensures me that he is okay because only I can see it, said Deepali Shah, a worker with an MNC.
Others, however, said that it was causing greater trust concerns and invasions of privacy. Some folks just send messages during business hours and pose pointless inquiries. It is best to keep them in the dark about my WhatsApp activity so they won’t later claim that I ignored them. “This merely sows division and fosters enmity,” claimed Divya Reddy, a private school teacher.
A 17-year-old said that her parents use the tool to keep an eye on her phone use. “My parents turn off the Wi-Fi if I use my phone after 11 o’clock at night. The ideal choice is to hide ‘last seen,’ according to a student named Sugandha Anand.
“Selecting contacts from all of your contacts and letting them see your “last seen” is for kids and liars. I don’t want to share mine since I like to have my privacy and my own area. People don’t realise how busy someone might be, Alok remarked Dixit, who is employed with an MNC.
