Messenger Can Warn You About Sketchy Links without Knowing What You Clicked

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 A…

Meta reveals how Advanced Browsing Protection keeps Facebook Messenger users safe

Faced with ever-increasing pressure to protect users online, Meta has published details of some of the techniques used in Facebook Messenger. But more than just explaining what Advanced Browsing Protection is and how it works, the company also talks about the challenges it faces. We find Meta saying, essentially, that this is a really powerful and effective tool, but it is far from perfect for a variety of reasons. While Messenger, like pretty m…