WhatsApp Details New Scam Alert Feature Built on End-to-End Encryption
Meta's engineering team detailed an early look at Scam Alert, a WhatsApp feature designed to detect and warn users about scams—including impersonation, social engineering, and AI-generated lures—while preserving end-to-end encryption. The post outlines verifiability guarantees meant to ensure the detection system works without compromising message privacy, as scam tactics continue to evolve alongside AI capabilities.
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