WhatsApp received a lawsuit from users and faced criticism from Elon Musk and Peter Durov over violations in end‑to‑end encryption.

Collective lawsuit against WhatsApp, Meta and Accenture

The *Federal Court of California* ruled that the defendants in a new class action are WhatsApp, its owner Meta, and consulting firm Accenture. Cybernews reported this information.

What they accuse
Plaintiffs – Brian Y. Shirazi and Nida Samson – claim that:

1. WhatsApp presents itself as a secure platform with *end‑to‑end encryption*, but in reality intercepts, stores, and reads users’ private messages.

2. Meta employees and subcontractors gained extensive access to data that the company says should be encrypted and inaccessible to third parties.

3. The companies allowed third‑party organizations to read messages without the owners’ consent.

According to the plaintiffs, these actions constitute a serious breach of privacy and personal data protection laws.

Reaction from competitors
* Elon Musk responded to the lawsuit by posting on X: “You can’t trust WhatsApp.” He has previously criticized the messenger, calling it unsafe.

* Pavel Durov stated that WhatsApp’s encryption is “the biggest consumer deception in history.” According to him, the company “deceives billions of users,” while Telegram “has never done this and will not do it.”

WhatsApp’s response
WhatsApp reacted strongly: the accusations were called false and absurd. The company emphasized that it has been using the Signal protocol for end‑to‑end encryption for over ten years, so messages can only be read by the sender and recipient.

Thus, the case raises questions about the real security of messengers and their compliance with stated privacy standards. Follow developments – a court decision could impact the entire messaging industry.