Can’t delete your WhatsApp account? Its chatbot was told to leave out privacy regulators – ITTS

Can’t delete your WhatsApp account? Its chatbot was told to leave out privacy regulators

WhatsApp instructed its AI support chatbot not to recommend contacting privacy regulators when users couldn’t delete their accounts, researchers found. Privacy software company Redact discovered the hidden text on October 8.

Source: Malwarebytes Unpacked

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21 October 2026

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