Meta Faces Legal Action Over Claims of Accessing All WhatsApp User Messages

A class-action lawsuit accuses Meta of misleading WhatsApp users about end-to-end encryption by allegedly storing and enabling internal access to message content, claims that Meta denies while citing its use of the Signal Protocol. The report notes known privacy gaps in optional cloud backups and routine metadata collection, emphasizes the absence of technical evidence or breach indicators, and frames the case within broader debates over E2EE transparency and trust.