“There is no limit to the type of WhatsApp message that can be viewed by Meta,” an official wrote in a January 16 email sent to more than a dozen recipients at other agencies. “The misconduct of Meta and its officers, including current and former high-level executives, involve civil and criminal violations that span several federal jurisdictions.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Meta, claiming that the company’s practices violate residents’ right to data privacy.
According to The Texas Tribune, the lawsuit’s allegations largely relate to WhatsApp, a social media application that can be used to send text messages, make voice and video calls, and create group chats. WhatsApp has long advertised the strength and security of its “end-to-end encryption.”
In court documents, Paxton’s office took issue with these claims.
“Texans deserve to know whether their private communications are indeed truly private,” Paxton said in a statement. “WhatsApp markets its services as secure and encrypted, but it does not deliver on those promises. I am suing to protect Texans’ privacy and ensure that WhatsApp by Meta does not mislead Texans by unlawfully accessing private conversations and data.”
The Texas Tribune notes that Meta has for years faced allegations that it view private messages sent on WhatsApp, despite the company’s claims to the contrary.
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