Disappearing WhatsApp Texts Recommended to Politicians by GCHQ

Published on March 26, 2024

The UK intelligence service has advised politicians to use disappearing WhatsApp messages on personal use devices, which would see texts automatically deleted after a set period. The recommendation is part of wide-ranging guidance issued by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on Monday. It follows reports of Chinese state-affiliated actors targeting UK democratic institutions and parliamentarians between 2021 and 2022. Politicians using WhatsApp on their personal phones and for personal use should consider opting for the disappearing messages setting, the NCSC said. WhatsApp users can set messages to disappear 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days after they’re sent unless that message is kept. Disappearing messages can be turned on for all or selected chats....

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