Secure messaging basics
For sensitive conversations, the app and the link inside it matter. A few habits keep your messages private and you out of phishing traps.
- Use an app with end-to-end encryption for sensitive chats.
- Don’t tap links in unexpected messages, even from a known contact whose account may be hijacked.
- Verify an unusual request — a money ask, a code request — by calling the person directly.
- Turn off message previews on the lock screen for sensitive chats.
- Be cautious sharing codes, passwords or banking details over any messaging app.
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