WhatsApp on Thursday announced to add an additional layer of security where users will be able to link their WhatsApp account on mobile phones to their computers.

With this update, user will now be asked to use your face or fingerprint unlock on your phone, before scanning a QR code from the phone to link your device. The new security update for linking devices will be rolling out, alongside a visual redesign to the WhatsApp Web page on phones, to users with compatible devices soon.

In a statement, the company said,  "We're putting even more security into WhatsApp Web and desktop, adding an additional layer of protection when you want to link your WhatsApp account to your computer." The move will limit the chance that a housemate or office colleague can link devices to your WhatsApp account without you. The company further said, "This builds on our existing security measures today, which pop up a notice in your phone whenever a Web/Desktop login occurs, and the ability to unlink devices from your phone at any time." WhatsApp said the face and fingerprint authentication takes place on your device in a privacy preserving manner.

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