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Meta-owned WhatsApp has added a new Protect IP Address in Calls option that helps hide your location from other parties on the call...
The new option hides your IP address from the other party by relaying calls through WhatsApp servers, ensuring that other parties in the call cannot see your IP and subsequently deduce your general geographical location...
Most calling products people use today have peer-to-peer connections between participants..
This direct connection allows for faster data transfers and better call quality, but it also means that participants need to know each others IP addresses, WhatsApp said in a blogpost on Wednesday...
When using call relaying, the company mentioned that users might find the call quality reduced and also emphasised that your calls on WhatsApp are end-to-end encrypted..
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