Are your WhatsApp messages really private? Fresh lawsuit challenges Meta’s privacy claims

Meta has claimed for years that the conversations on WhatsApp are end-to-end encrypted and thus cannot be seen by anyone, including the platform itself. That claim, however, has come into question with a new lawsuit where an international group of plaintiffs has sued the company, alleging that it made false claims about the privacy and security of WhatsApp.

The lawsuit, which was filed in the US District Court in San Francisco on Friday, alleges that Meta’s privacy claims are false, according to a Bloomberg report.