Chatwatch can tell users the online activity of their WhatsApp contacts.
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| Chatwatch is available on Google Play Store for Android devices(Chatwatch) |
WhatsApp which swears by its end-to-end encryption for chats may
not be as safe as it claims to be. A new app called “Chatwatch” lets users
creepily spy on their friends on WhatsApp. This app can tell people how often
their friends use WhatsApp and also estimate when they go to bed every day,
Lifehacker reported.
“Using this data, the app can
tell you how often your friends check WhatsApp. It can even estimate what time
they go to sleep and wake up each day,” the report added. ‘Chatwatch’ takes
advantage of WhatsApp’s public online/offline status, which lets your friends
know when you’re readily available to talk.
Chatwatch has an even
creepier feature which can help users monitor two users’ WhatsApp activity.
This app analyses data of two users on WhatsApp and figure out if they have
been chatting. It essentially shows the number of times the two users have been
active on WhatsApp at the same time and make assumptions.
You can enter any mobile number on Chatwatch to check the login
and logout time, and also the online history timeline of users. Chatwatch is
currently available for free on Androidas “ChatW”.
However, there are subscription plans which users have to pay for to use the
app. Subscription plans start at Rs 140 which lets you view up to 2 numbers
every week. The most expensive of the lot is priced at Rs 1,300 which allows
users to view up to 10 numbers on a monthly basis.
Chatwatch was also available
for iOS users but was later pulled off from the App Store. Developers are said
to be working on a web-based version as well.
This comes at a time when
Facebook users are uninstalling apps they got connected with long ago via
“Facebook log-in” after the social media platform, which also owns WhatsApp,
was hit by a major data breach. Facebook also stores information and data of
all its users which is Available to download
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