A new campaign presses tech companies to move faster to protect user data through E2E encryption, and stronger defaults and ...

Both the founders of WhatsApp and current owner Meta state that the app uses end-to-end encryption, meaning that nobody ...

How end-to-end encryption is the wall that keeps our digital secrets safe – and why modern life would be unimaginable without it ...

The lawsuit cites 'courageous whistleblowers,' but provides no technical evidence. WhatsApp's parent company, Meta, calls the claims 'absurd' and warns that it plans to countersue.

WhatsApp faces massive lawsuit alleging Meta can access encrypted messages despite privacy claims, challenging trust in ...

The complaint, lodged on January 23 in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, alleges that Meta and WhatsApp store, ...

The EFF's new "Encrypt It Already" campaign urges Apple, Google, and Meta to expand end-to-end encryption and grant users more control over AI privacy settings.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched a new campaign calling on major technology companies, including Apple, Google ...

Elon Musk has posted on X (formerly Twitter) that WhatsApp is not safe, as a lawsuit filed in a US court alleges that Meta ...

Code hints in the latest iOS 26.3 developer beta indicate end-to-end encryption is finally coming to RCS messaging on iOS. In March 2025, Apple and the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standards body ...

Taking to X this week, the Meta–owned app tweeted: 'people who end messages with "lol" we see you, we honor you.' This was likely meant as a light–hearted quip, with 'lol' seen by many as a less ...

Multiple plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit in a US federal court alleging that Meta is misleading users about the privacy of WhatsApp messages.