With the expansion of social networks, it has become very difficult to keep absolute control over one's privacy. And things shouldn't work out. We see the arrival of new applications like ChatWatch which are now able to monitor anyone on WhatsApp. Connection time, approximate wake-up time, time spent chatting, you can now spy on your friends on WhatsApp directly from your smartphone..
ChatWatch, the app to monitor contacts in WhatsApp
There are all kinds of tips and advice on the internet for monitoring the activity of friends or girlfriend on social networks. As much to tell you right away, these are most often fake news or totally illegal schemes exploiting security holes in social platforms. These vulnerabilities are generally quickly plugged by social networks.
The application that we are going to tell you about today is available on the Play Store at a price of 2.09 euros (since the publication of this article the tool has been removed from the official Google store). It works on all Android smartphones including non-rooted devices. And thanks to it, you will be able to know everything about your friends' activity on WhatsApp instant messaging..
How ChatWach Works
It is by no means a hacking tool. ChatWatch (ChatW) will simply exploit the activity status function of WhatsApp by diverting it from its original use. But before I tell you more, here is a little reminder for people who do not know the activity status function of WhatsApp.
This is a feature that will allow you to monitor the activity of your contacts (friends, family or colleagues) on WhatsApp. You will be able to know if your friends are online and to know precisely the time when they last connected..
The ChatWatch application will collect all its data (connection logs) then process and cross-reference this immense volume of information. Thanks to its algorithm, the ChatWatch app is able to guess when your WhatsApp contacts go to bed and what time they wake up.
But that's not all. With the timeline tool, you will be able to consult the online activity history of your friends and even know if two people had a discussion together. Obviously these are simple estimates based only on the connection data.
Protect yourself from ChatWatch
The protection of private data has become the hot topic of the moment. The Cambridge Analytica case involving Facebook has received a lot of attention. It may also appear as one of the biggest scandals of the year.
The ChatW app tracks the data of all WhatsApp users. A controversy begins to arise around the use of his private data. Apple has just removed it from its App Store application store. And Google seems to have joined the movement since ChatW has not been available on the Play Store for a few hours.
If you do not want your WhatsApp connection logs to be exploited by third-party applications, you will have to be extra vigilant. Fortunately there are displays to protect yourself. You can for example deactivate Instagram activity status by following the information given in this link.
Hopefully, WhatsApp will quickly address this problem and block access to this personal information. A third-party application should not normally be able to access this type of data. The right to respect the privacy of WhatsApp users is at stake.