The new privacy option can be enabled after tapping the chat name and is designed to prevent attempts to save media and export chat content.

It builds on existing privacy features, like end-to-end encryption, however it comes just weeks after WhatsApp introduced a new AI tool that drew criticism from privacy advocates.

By default, WhatsApp saves photos and videos in a chat to your phone’s local storage. It also lets you and your recipients export chats (with or without media) to your messages, email, or notes app.

Broader concerns about privacy, stemming from high-profile DM leaks, and the use of personal information for AI training, have prompted many to seek safer alternatives, and WhatsApp’s focus on ...

WhatsApp rolls out Advanced Chat Privacy, giving users more control over message sharing, media downloads, and AI feature usage.

To enhance privacy and security of personal and group chats, the Meta-owned company has introduced a new feature… In a bid to enhance users’ control over their conversations, WhatsApp has ...

After the users enable the feature, these restrictions will apply to everyone in the chat, making it more difficult to take out the content from WhatsApp without content. In a blog post, the Meta ...

Not being able to take chats outside the chat is certianly going to make many feel secure, especailly more so considering media won't be auto-downloaded, too.

Other privacy features that WhatsApp has released include disappearing messages and chat lock. Earlier this month, WhatsApp has unveiled a series of updates aimed at enhancing the way businesses ...

WhatsApp confirms important upgrade for 'everyone' - here's how to switch it on WhatsApp is rolling out a new update that boosts the privacy of your chats.

A MASSIVE WhatsApp chat shake-up will make it harder for other people to leak your chats. It’s thanks to a surprise privacy tool that’s been added overnight, and works on one-on-one con… ...

When the setting is on, you can block others from exporting chats, auto-downloading media to their phone, and using messages for AI features which means that Meta AI for that chat will be disabled.