US Investigates Claims That Meta Staff Can Access Private WhatsApp Messages
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US law enforcement is investigating claims by former Meta contractors that company personnel have "unfettered" access to WhatsApp messages, contradicting Meta's public statements about the chat service's privacy and encryption. The Department of Commerce special agents are examining allegations that Meta staff can access supposedly private WhatsApp communications.
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The former contractors' claims — that they and some Meta staff had 'unfettered' access to WhatsApp messages — were being examined by special agents with the US Department of Commerce
according to interviews and an agent's report seen by Bloomberg News
US law enforcement has been investigating allegations by former Meta Platforms Inc. contractors that Meta personnel can access WhatsApp messages, despite the company’s statements that the chat service is private and encrypted, according to interviews and
