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Meta Is Being Sued Over Whether WhatsApp Really Encrypts Your Messages (lifehacker.com)
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An international group of plaintiffs is suing Meta, alleging that WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption isn't actually private. Lawyers are asking the court to certify a class-action.

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[–] 13 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Yep. E2EE is only worth anything if you trust the client on both ends. Meta, being in control of the WhatsApp app (aka the client) thus can access the message contents even if there's full E2EE, simply by scanning it after decryption.

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