{"slug": "how-were-building-scam-alert-on-whatsapp-with-end-to-end-encryption-and", "title": "How We’re Building Scam Alert on WhatsApp With End-to-End Encryption and Verifiability Guarantees", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "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 [...]\n\nThe post [How We’re Building Scam Alert on WhatsApp With End-to-End Encryption and Verifiability Guarantees](https://engineering.fb.com/2026/08/12/security/how-were-building-scam-alert-whatsapp/) appeared first on [Engineering at Meta](https://engineering.fb.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-were-building-scam-alert-on-whatsapp-with-end-to-end-encryption-and", "canonical_source": "https://engineering.fb.com/2026/08/12/security/how-were-building-scam-alert-whatsapp/", "published_at": "2026-08-12 13:00:28+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-24 23:14:32.395687+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["WhatsApp", "Meta"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-were-building-scam-alert-on-whatsapp-with-end-to-end-encryption-and", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-were-building-scam-alert-on-whatsapp-with-end-to-end-encryption-and.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-were-building-scam-alert-on-whatsapp-with-end-to-end-encryption-and.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-were-building-scam-alert-on-whatsapp-with-end-to-end-encryption-and.jsonld"}}