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WhatsApp Hid Instructions in Help Pages Telling Its AI Chatbot Not to Recommend Privacy Regulators
WhatsApp's help pages carried hidden instructions for its support chatbot that told it not to recommend a data protection authority or regulator to users who could no longer delete their accounts, even though WhatsApp's own privacy policy…
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WhatsApp removed hidden help-page instructions telling its AI support chatbot not to recommend privacy regulators or cite data protection laws.
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