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How We’re Building Scam Alert on WhatsApp With End-to-End Encryption and Verifiability Guarantees

Meta's WhatsApp announced on August 12, 2026, that it is building a Scam Alert feature designed to detect and warn users about scams while preserving end-to-end encryption and verifiability guarantees. The feature aims to counter evolving scam tactics, including AI-generated lures, without compromising message privacy.

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WhatsApp is committed to helping people stay safe while protecting the privacy of their messages. As scam tactics evolve — from impersonation to social engineering to AI-generated lures — we’re always evolving as well, so that our protections stay ahead of scammers while protecting people’s personal messages with end-to-end encryption. Today, we’re sharing an early [...]

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