8 WhatsApp Features to Boost Your Security and Privacy

The document outlines WhatsApp’s security context—end-to-end encryption, passkey-encrypted backups, and privacy-focused AI—while noting recent concerns such as GhostPairing account hijacking and large-scale enumeration of phone numbers via contact discovery. It then provides practical guidance on improving user privacy through the Privacy Checkup in Settings (controlling profile visibility, who can contact you, group add controls, silencing unknown callers, and managing blocks) and enabling disappearing messages by default with timers of 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days.