WhatsApp claims even it can not process private data
WhatsApp has introduced ‘Private Processing,’ a new tech that allows users to use advanced AI features by offloading tasks to privacy-preserving cloud servers, without exposing their chat to Meta. Meta claims even it cannot see the messages while processing them. The system employs encrypted cloud infrastructure and hardware-based isolation without making it visible to anyone, even Meta, or processing data.
About private processing
For those who decide to use Private Processing, the system works in an obscure verification via the user’s WhatsApp client to confirm the user’s validity.
Meta claims this system keeps WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption intact while offering AI features in chats. However, the feature currently applies only to select use cases and excludes Meta’s broader AI deployments, including those used in India’s public service systems.
Private processing employs Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) — safe virtual machines that use cloud infrastructure to keep AI requests hidden.
About the system
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