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WhatsApp panic? Meta AI isn’t secretly reading all your chats

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WhatsApp panic? Meta AI isn’t secretly reading all your chats

FACTS

  • A viral warning claims AI will read every group chat from tomorrow — that’s false
  • Meta AI has been in WhatsApp since 2025; spot the purple circle bottom-right
  • Private messages stay end-to-end encrypted; AI only reads what you share via @MetaAI
  • Messages sent directly to Meta AI aren’t encrypted — Belgian consumer group Test-Aankoop warns

TAKEAWAY

No mass chat snooping, but don’t share sensitive data with chatbots.

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