Both the founders of WhatsApp and current owner Meta state that the app uses end-to-end encryption, meaning that nobody ...

WhatsApp on App Store displayed on a phone screen and WhatsApp logo displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on Auguust 13, 2023. (Photo by ...

A lawsuit claims that WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption is a sham, and is demanding damages, but the app’s parent company, Meta, calls the claims "false and absurd." The lawsuit was filed in a San ...

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Seven international individuals have filed a class action lawsuit in California against Meta-owned WhatsApp, alleging the company misrepresented its end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and violated users’ ...

Former Meta contractors alleged that WhatsApp messages could be accessed despite the app's end-to-end encryption claims. The US Department of Commerce investigated these assertions, raising doubts ...