WhatsApp double blue tick: useful feature or invasion of privacy?
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Are you one of the 600 million WhatsApp users? Happy with the double blue check mark functionality that reveals if the recipient of a message has read it?
Whatsapp blue check marks
WhatsApp is the most successful messaging application in the world and was acquired by Facebook. WhatsApp has finally explained the meaning of the blue check marks in its popular messaging application and introduced an update in this functionality. A single grey tick now means that the message has been successfully sent, while two grey ticks mean it has been delivered to their phone. Once the ticks turn blue, the recipient has read your message.
WhatsApp might have solved an important doubt but triggered a greater polemic. This new feature has been highly celebrated by some users and criticized by others who consider it as an invasion of their privacy. Many people don't want other people to know when they check their messages and find the blue marks as intrusive.
What do you think about it? Is it legitimate to read or ignore messages from other users without letting them know? Will this help avoid misunderstandings?
Do you think that the new double blue check marks is a useful functionality or an invasion of users' privacy? Vote and share your views about WhatsApp and this new functionality.
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I don´t agree with you. The necessity (or lack thereof) does not derive from the fact that you know the other person has read the message. The necessity derives from courtesy (and of course the type of message). I do not expect an answer because the other person feels guilty; I expect it because I am asking a question or feedback over something. And sometimes I do not expect an answer at all. You have a point, however, when you talk about the immediateness of answers and this I agree is something that can be stressful.
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I disagree with you, the fact that the other person knows if you have read their message implies a necessity of answering. In our social context where information is required in no time, a delay of the answer won´t be acceptable for many, and the stress that causes will have a negative impact among users.
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