On Thursday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and its messaging platform WhatsApp, accusing the companies of misleading users about the strength and scope of the app's encryption protections.
Texas Accuses WhatsApp Of Misleading Users About Encryption
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Filed in Harrison County court, the lawsuit alleges that WhatsApp falsely marketed its platform as secure and fully encrypted while Meta allegedly retained access to "virtually all" private user communications.
"WhatsApp markets its services as secure and encrypted, but it does not deliver on those promises," Paxton said in a statement announcing the lawsuit.
