A list of topics we covered in the week of July 6 to July 12 of 2026

WhatsApp now offers disappearing AI chats Meta says it cannot read. While Instagram just removed the feature that stopped Meta reading your messages.

WhatsApp patches flaws that could expose users to malicious content and disguised malware.

A list of topics we covered in the week of March 30 to April 5 of 2026

The FBI and CISA join European agencies in warning of a widespread, easily scalable social engineering campaign targeting messaging apps.

A list of topics we covered in the week of January 26 to February 1 of 2026

Details are currently thin, but one thing is clear: paying more is unlikely to buy users meaningful privacy or less tracking.

WhatsApp is strengthening how it handles photos and videos, and introducing Strict Account Settings to limit risky messages from unknown senders.

Google’s Project Zero team found that WhatsApp can download a malicious media file without you doing anything at all.