Messenger can warn you about sketchy links without knowing what you clicked

Meta’s Advanced browsing protection (ABP) helps Messenger identify and warn users about potentially harmful websites they open from a chat. Malicious sites can try to steal passwords, collect personal information, or install malware. Advanced browsing protection (Source: Meta) “In its standard setting, Safe Browsing uses on-device models to analyze malicious links shared in chats. But we’ve extended this further with an advanced setting called Advanced Browsing Protection (ABP) that leverages a continually updated watchlist of … More →

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