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Can Ai Read Your Messages? Uncertainty About the New Chat Feature on Whatsapp

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A new icon has recently appeared in the WhatsApp messaging app. This icon leads to Meta's AI chat feature: Meta AI. There has been some online anxiety and tips are being shared to ensure that the chatbot does not have access to your messages. But what exactly does that work? What does the chatbot have access to and what can you do with it?

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A new icon has recently appeared in the WhatsApp messaging app. This icon leads to Meta's AI chat feature: Meta AI. There has been some online anxiety and tips are being shared to ensure that the chatbot does not have access to your messages. But what exactly does that work? What does the chatbot have access to and what can you do with it?

·Antwerp, Belgium
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Privacy: An alarming message circulated among Dutch users of the WhatsApp messaging service this week. Does Meta really have access to the content of…

·Netherlands
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NRC Handelsblad broke the news in Netherlands on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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