Locked chats on WhatsApp - fuck offfff

[Shera12]

https://faq.whatsapp.com/764072925284841/?cms_platform=web

Worn down by this shit. I’ve recently had my heart smashed up by a cheating spouse. It wrecked everything while he probably laughed about it with his pals. This would have made it so much easier for him, had he known about it. I probably wouldn’t have found out when I did.

I mean I know if someone is going to cheat, then they will do so, and this feature not being available won’t stop them.

But really, do they have to make it so easy for them? Do they have to assist them in the process? I mean what possible other purpose could there be for this? (I’m sure there are some other purposes to be fair, but let’s not pretend it’s not an absolute cheaters charter).

Just making life actively harder (for women in the main, let’s face it).

I think you're being a bit naive OP. Clearly these chats have more uses than just cheating

Whatsapp didn't make your husband cheat.

Where did I say it did?

Business chats - since it all happens in WhatsApp now - some people probably need to split their side hustle.

I hear you OP. why do people need to lock their chats for privacy??? their phones have locks on them and watsapp have a feature enabling notifications to ping with only the name showing. its unnecesarry and makes it so easy to cheat. wastapp knew exactly what they were doing.

what a stupid comment.

I agree with this its not whatsapp its your other half.

People are entitled to privacy.

Its not a stupid comment its true.
How can whatsapp be the blame for him not keeping his boxers on.

What a stupid reply.

OP isnt blaming wastapp. she is pointing out that the feature in question enables those who do cheat do it so easily. and if you read the OP it says that the feature wasnt available when her husband cheated. jheez.

So what else would you like banned to stop people cheating? Email addresses? Hotel rooms? Burner phones?

again youre absolutely talking crap. i didnt say ban it, I didnt say people shouldnt be entitled to privacy. but you cannot deny that the feature makes it incredibly easy for someone to cheat. what i said was wastapp knew what it was doing, and it wasnt a feature to hide away bitchy comments about the mother in law

i agree that WhatsApp knew what they were doing

They introduced a feature that is very useful for all sorts of reasons. I doubt they introduced it just so cheating spouses can have hidden chats,

My children use my phone sometimes to play games and do their homework. I locked WhatsApp because my husband and I talk about birthday and Christmas pressies and I don't want them peaking.

would this not also cause problems for kids? Like if you want to monitor their phones etc, they could just lock chats and you wouldn’t know?

I don’t see why adults should give up their privacy - potentially putting them at risk from abusive and controlling partners who go through their phones without their consent - just because some other adults allow their kids to use messaging apps that aren’t meant for kids in the first place.

OP, I’m sorry you, like millions of other men and women, have been cheated on. But you are focusing your anger on the wrong thing in a really irrational way and it’s unhealthy.

I’ve had to use this feature for professional chats. Sometimes in a flash - my little one will grab my phone and press random things.
So I like the added security.

But many people don’t actually have the option to simply ‘not have people read their phone’. Invasion of privacy is something that happens without permission - by controlling, abusive partners, intrusive family members or nosy kids, for example. Being able to actively hide things is a useful precaution against that.

You might as well say ‘You don’t need a lock on your bathroom door because you can have privacy just by not letting people in; a lock just means you’re actively hiding something’. It makes absolutely zero sense.

Unless the marriage is abusive there is no need for privacy between spouses

My god there are some stunning bitches on this thread, the woman has been cheated on and had her world flipped on its head but the "well ACKSHUALLY" crowd can't help themselves can they? Would it kill people to just have some sympathy instead of giving a fucking PowerPoint presentation on the benefits of locked chats to someone who is clearly just venting their spleen?

I'm sorry he was such a bellend OP, and I'm sorry that the act of cheating (and hiding it) has been made so easy by technology. I know it's not WhatsApp's fault your (ex?)husband is a cunt but I'll send Facebook a little fuck you prayer tonight anyway. Take out your anger on whatever tech mega corporation you want, fuck it, better than killing him and burying him in the garden 💐

It could help women in abusive relationships to reach out for support or plan exits in a safer way. An affair can easily be hidden with a contact saved under a different name, someone communicating in secret while at risk can't do that.

Why would you discuss sensitive issues via WhatsApp?!