WhatsApp automatically backs up your chat history once every 24 hours and keeps those backup files for the last seven days.

According to CCI's directions, WhatsApp has been barred from sharing user data collected on its platform with other Meta companies or Meta products for advertising purposes for a period of five years.

Meta’s new policy bans general-purpose AI assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity from WhatsApp Business API starting January ...

Attaullah Baig worked as Head of Security for WhatsApp and Meta for just over four years before he was dismissed in April 2025. Now he’s bringing a lawsuit against his former employer, alleging that ...

As spotted by TechCrunch, starting January 15, 2026, LLM providers will be banned from using WhatsApp’s business API “when ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A former top cybersecurity executive at WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of the messaging app, alleging that the tech giant ignored critical security ...

WhatsApp has publicly declared its support for Apple in a high-stakes legal dispute against the UK Home Office concerning access to global user data. The messaging app, owned by Meta, told the BBC ...

WhatsApp's joke about 'we see you' caused widespread concern over user privacy. Signal's sharp response highlighted the ...

WhatsApp adds passkey encryption for chat backups on Google Drive and iCloud, boosting user privacy and data security ...