Sources: special agents with the US Commerce Department investigated claims by ex-Meta contractors that Meta staff had “unfettered” access to WhatsApp messages
US law enforcement has been investigating allegations by former Meta Platforms Inc. contractors that Meta personnel …
BREAKING: Former Meta contractors say company staff could read WhatsApp chats despite encryption claims. US officials are now investigating whether messages are truly private. The Commerce Department and a 2024 SEC whistleblower complaint are now reviewing the allegations. [video…
@cb_doge This is false. The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security has disavowed this purported investigation, calling its own employee's allegations unsubstantiated. What these individuals claim is not possible because WhatsApp, including contractors, cannot access people's encryp…
Per the Bureau of Industry and Security at the Commerce Department: the “employee's assertions about WhatsApp encryption practices are unsubstantiated and outside the scope of his authority as an export enforcement agent.”