According to Durov, WhatsApp implemented end-to-end encryption in 2016, and the company Meta claims that this guarantees the privacy of conversations, excluding the possibility of access by third parties, including the messenger itself.
“To believe in the security of WhatsApp, you have to be truly naive,” Durov noted on his social media.
However, the plaintiffs argue that the company retains and analyzes users' messages and can access them. Among them are residents of Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico, and South Africa.
A Meta representative, Andy Stone, dismissed these allegations, describing the lawsuit as “frivolous.” He stated that claims of insufficient encryption are “categorically false,” adding that WhatsApp has been using the Signal protocol for nearly ten years.
Previously, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) summoned Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and other company executives to parliament to provide explanations regarding allegations of user surveillance.
