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WhatsApp has long claimed that its chats are completely secure and that users' conversations remain private between the sender and recipient. However, a recent lawsuit filed in a federal court in San Francisco, USA, has raised serious questions about this claim. The lawsuit accuses Meta and WhatsApp of misleading users about the privacy of their private conversations.

What are the allegations against Meta and WhatsApp?
According to the complaint filed in court, Meta and WhatsApp not only fail to keep their users' private chats secure but also store them, and they can be analyzed when needed. It is alleged that company employees can access these chats, which contradicts WhatsApp's claims of end-to-end encryption. Meta is accused of leading billions of users to believe that their conversations are completely private, while the reality may be quite different.

WhatsApp's biggest feature is said to be its end-to-end encryption. This means that only the sender and recipient can read the message; no third party can see it. However, the lawsuit claims that this assertion is not entirely true and that the chat data is stored in the company's systems.

People from several countries are involved in the lawsuit
The group of complainants in this case is not limited to the United States. It includes users from countries such as Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico, and South Africa. The plaintiffs claim that Meta misled WhatsApp users globally regarding their privacy.

Allegations strengthened by 'whistleblower' claims
The lawsuit also states that some whistleblowers have shared internal information indicating that the company has access to users' conversations. However, the identities of these whistleblowers have not been made public, leaving several questions about this claim.

What did Meta say about the allegations?
Meta has completely rejected all these allegations, stating that the lawsuit is entirely baseless and without merit. The company claims that WhatsApp chats are protected by end-to-end encryption and that users' private conversations are neither read nor misused.

This case is currently in court, and it will become clear in the future how robust WhatsApp's privacy claims truly are. However, this lawsuit has once again raised the question of just how private our conversations on digital platforms actually are.

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