Overview

• WhatsApp and Meta state they do not read private messages and reiterate that one-to-one and group chats are protected with end-to-end encryption.
• Recent coverage in Argentina debunks a widely shared message that claimed Meta AI had blanket access to all chats.
• WhatsApp's Advanced chat privacy setting, applied per chat, blocks message export, stops automatic media saving, and disables AI tools within that conversation.
• Meta AI only processes content when users interact with it, such as opening its chat or mentioning it in a group, and it does not access other chats or phone microphones.
• Users in Argentina cannot fully remove Meta AI, but deleting the Meta AI conversation hides its button, while some European users have broader removal options.