WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private

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WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private

Updated 23 hours ago
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Summary

The company says its new Incognito Chat allows you to use its AI chatbot without anyone else—including Meta—being able to access your conversations. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include Wired, TechCrunch.

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WhatsApp adds an incognito mode in Meta AI chats | TechCrunch
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5/13/2026

WhatsApp adds an incognito mode in Meta AI chats

Meta on Wednesday said it is adding the ability to start “incognito” conversations with its Meta AI chatbot within WhatsApp. These conversations, the company said, will be processed in a secure environment and can’t be seen by anyone. Users can start an incognito session by tapping on a new icon in one-on-one chats.

WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private
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WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private

WhatsApp said on Wednesday it is launching an AI chat function known as Incognito Chat that is built to allow users to converse privately with Meta AI —such that Meta itself cannot access the questions or answers. The feature is based on WhatsApp's Private Processing scheme , which debuted a year ago and already.