WhatsApp and Meta Sued for Allegedly Accessing Users’ End-to-End Encrypted Messages: US Court

A group of WhatsApp users from multiple countries has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States against Meta Platforms Inc. and its subsidiary WhatsApp LLC, alleging that the company falsely represented that users’ messages are protected by complete end-to-end encryption. The lawsuit was filed before the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Core Allegation of False Encryption Claims The central allegation in the complaint is…