Enhancements in Privacy Settings
introduces the Advanced Chat Privacy feature, designed to prevent the export of chat content and automatic downloading of media, enhancing privacy in both individual and group chats.
This new setting, accessible by tapping the chat name, aims to protect sensitive information by blocking the use of chat messages for and preventing unauthorized content sharing.
Ongoing Privacy Efforts and Future Plans
WhatsApp's privacy initiatives have evolved to include end-to-end encryption, disappearing messages, and chat locks, with Advanced Chat Privacy being the latest addition to its suite of security features.
While Advanced Chat Privacy is a significant step forward, WhatsApp acknowledges the limitations, such as the possibility of screenshots, and plans to introduce more protections in future versions.