WhatsApp messages not private?: Lawsuit alleges Meta shared private messages with third parties
WhatsApp is once again in the midst of a new storm, wherein a class action lawsuit alleges the world’s most popular messenger service misleading its consumers about end-to-end encryption. The allegations state that WhatsApp’s backend allows the company and its contractors to reach encrypted messages, thus breaching user privacy.
As the news breaks out, Elon Musk and Telegram CEO Pavel Durov have launched pointed attacks on WhatsApp’s privacy claims, stating that users cannot trust the Meta-owned platform with their private conversations. The statements, reposted widely on X, seem to have added fuel to the controversy.
