A class-action lawsuit filed in a California federal court against Meta, WhatsApp, and Accenture has renewed scrutiny of WhatsApp's privacy record, prompting users and critics to weigh alternative messaging platforms such as Telegram and Elon Musk's X Chat.
The complaint, lodged in the US District Court for the Northern District of California by plaintiffs Brian Y. Shirazi and Nida Samson, accuses Meta-owned WhatsApp of intercepting private user messages despite its end-to-end encryption guarantee and sharing them with third parties, including Accenture contractors, Open magazine reported.
