WhatsApp Developing Scam Alert to Detect Fraud Messages
Summary
WhatsApp is developing Scam Alert, a new safety feature that flags potentially fraudulent messages from unknown contacts. The feature analyzes messages on-device, which keeps message content off Meta’s servers and preserves end-to-end encryption. When it detects suspicious patterns, it shows a warning banner and lets users block, report, or continue the chat. WhatsApp has not released the feature yet, but the Android beta code confirms active development and suggests an eventual launch on Android first.
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