New reports suggest US authorities have investigated claims that Meta can bypass WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption to read private messages.
The allegations stem from a recent lawsuit involving whistleblowers, though Meta has dismissed the claims as categorically false. Security experts remain skeptical, noting that such a breach would be a mathematical impossibility if the protocol is truly end-to-end—but the investigation alone is raising fresh questions about big tech privacy.

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/31/us-authorities-reportedly-investigate-claims-that-meta-can-read-encrypted-whatsapp-messages

US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages

A lawsuit filed last week alleges tech firm ‘can access virtually all’ private communications, a claim the company has denied

The Guardian