WhatsApp Web adds a security layer that works like a 'traffic light'

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has added a layer of security through a web browser extension called Code Verify that provides real-time, third-party verification that the code running someone’s WhatsApp Web has not been tampered with.

Code Verify has been made available as a web browser extension that automatically verifies the authenticity of the WhatsApp Web code being served to a user’s browser and confirms that it hasn’t been tampered with or altered.

“There are many factors that could weaken the security of a web browser that don’t exist in the mobile app space, such as browser extensions. As WhatsApp Web usage grows,