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Meta claims that WhatsApp messages are end-to-end encrypted and cannot be read by anyone other than the sender and receiver. Now, this claim is being challenged in court, and serious allegations have been made against Meta.

Are WhatsApp messages not completely secure, and can someone else read them? This question is arising because a lawsuit has been filed against Meta, the company that owns WhatsApp. The lawsuit claims that the company has made false claims about the privacy and security of its WhatsApp chat service. On the other hand, Meta has denied these claims. Let's understand what this whole matter is about.

Meta accused of making false claims

On Friday, a group filed a lawsuit against Meta in the US District Court in San Francisco. It claims that Meta and WhatsApp can store, analyze, and virtually access all users' private communications. The lawsuit also accuses officials of both companies of misleading billions of WhatsApp users. The group filing the lawsuit includes petitioners from Australia, India, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa. They allege that Meta stores user communications and that its employees can access the chats.

What does Meta say about this?

Meta has denied the allegations against it. A company spokesperson said that all claims that people's WhatsApp messages are not encrypted are false. WhatsApp has been end-to-end encrypted for a decade. This is not the first time Meta has faced allegations of privacy violations. The company has consistently grappled with such allegations related to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. On several occasions, the company has been fined for violating regulations, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has even had to publicly apologize.