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WhatsApp Encryption Under Fire: Lawsuit Claims Access by Meta

1/30/2026

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A new lawsuit in San Francisco questions WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption, alleging Meta Platforms, Inc. employees can access messages through an internal process.
The suit cites anonymous whistleblowers but provides no technical evidence.
Meta Platforms, Inc. dismisses the claims as absurd and cites the Signal protocol.
Will Cathcart, head of WhatsApp, says encryption keys stay on users' devices.
Elon Musk, CEO of X, urges users to switch to X Chat.

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Story summary

A new lawsuit in San Francisco questions WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption, alleging Meta Platforms, Inc. employees can access messages through an internal process.
The suit cites anonymous whistleblowers but provides no technical evidence.
Meta Platforms, Inc. dismisses the claims as absurd and cites the Signal protocol.
Will Cathcart, head of WhatsApp, says encryption keys stay on users' devices.
Elon Musk, CEO of X, urges users to switch to X Chat.