With privacy concerns growing in large and loosely-knit group chats, WhatsApp’s new feature aims to keep conversations exactly where they belong,inside the app.

Broader concerns about privacy, stemming from high-profile DM leaks, and the use of personal information for AI training, have prompted many to seek safer alternatives, and WhatsApp’s focus on ...

In recent years, WhatsApp has increased its focus on user and chat privacy. It has regularly introduced features like end-to-end encryption, disappearing messages and chat locks.

Other privacy features that WhatsApp has released include disappearing messages and chat lock. Earlier this month, WhatsApp has unveiled a series of updates aimed at enhancing the way businesses ...

When the setting is on, you can block others from exporting chats, auto-downloading media to their phone, and using messages for AI features which means that Meta AI for that chat will be disabled.

Enhanced privacy for chats Now, with “Advanced Chat Protection”, a kind of copy protection for chats is to be added. The advanced privacy setting will be available for chats as well as in groups.

HIGHLIGHTS The feature blocks chat exports, media auto-downloads, and AI usage of messages. It is especially useful in sensitive group discussions like health or community topics. Users can enable ...

WhatsApp emphasised that this feature is ideal for situations where privacy is paramount, but the participants may not know each other well. “We think this feature is best used when talking with ...

The image shows WhatsApp logo. - Reuters/File Meta's messaging platform WhatsApp is working on an advanced chat privacy feature to limit message sharing, which will be available in a future update.

WhatsApp has officially introduced a new feature, Advanced Chat Privacy, aimed at giving users greater control over how their messages and media are handled in both private and group chats.