Texas sues Meta, WhatsApp over encryption privacy
Texas sues Meta, WhatsApp over encryption privacy
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Publish Date: 2026-05-21 23:40:00
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Thu, 21 May 2026 at 10:40 pm GMT-5
STORY: Texas is suing WhatsApp and parent firm Meta.The state says they misled consumers over the messaging app’s encryption and privacy standards.In a statement Thursday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said “WhatsApp markets its services as secure and encrypted, but it does not deliver on those promises”.The lawsuit says users are given false assurance that their messages are encrypted, even though Meta and WhatsApp have access to “virtually all” private communications on the app.A Meta spokesman called the allegations “false”, and said that WhatsApp cannot access people’s encrypted messages.The suit seeks a court order barring access to Texans’ communications without their consent.It also demands monetary penalties.The legal action cites reports about a federal probe into claims that Meta had access to unencrypted WhatsApp messages.It also refers to a whistleblower report to U.S. financial watchdogs.Paxton’s office has previously filed similar claims against big companies, including one against Google.Last year the search giant agreed to pay $1.375 billion to settle claims that it violated users’ data privacy.
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