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Texas Says Meta's WhatsApp Encryption Promise Was a Lie

Texas says Meta oversold WhatsApp encryption. The lawsuit could make privacy slogans enforceable promises.

Key takeaways

  • If WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption works as Meta says, what exactly is Texas trying to prove about one of the most valuable privacy promises in tech?
  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Meta Platforms on May 21 in Harrison County court, accusing the company of misleading consumers about WhatsApp’s enc...
  • That is the real fight. Not whether encryption is a good idea. Not whether WhatsApp markets itself as private. The case asks whether a platform can turn a technical pr...
  • Is Texas Challenging WhatsApp’s Encryption, or Meta’s Marketing of It?

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