--- title: Meta wins dismissal of WhatsApp privacy suit as judge... description: A federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit claiming Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages, ruling the complaint lacked sufficient detail about its... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-wins-dismissal-of-whatsapp-privacy-suit-as-judge-questions-whistleblower-detail-6z2ylkiql twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Meta wins dismissal of WhatsApp privacy suit as judge questions whistleblower detail | daily.dev og:description: A federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit claiming Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages, ruling the complaint lacked sufficient detail about its... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-wins-dismissal-of-whatsapp-privacy-suit-as-judge-questions-whistleblower-detail-6z2ylkiql og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6Z2ylKiQl.png og:image:alt: Meta wins dismissal of WhatsApp privacy suit as judge questions whistleblower detail og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Meta wins dismissal of WhatsApp privacy suit as judge questions whistleblower detail **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit claiming Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages, ruling the complaint lacked sufficient detail about its whistleblower sources. The suit, filed by plaintiffs from five countries, alleged Meta employees and contractors could access messages through an internal system despite end-to-end encryption promises. The judge left the door open for plaintiffs to refile with more detail, and did not rule the allegations impossible. The case connects to a separately closed US Commerce Department investigation into the same whistleblower claims, and a parallel Texas AG lawsuit against Meta making similar allegations. Plaintiffs have until August to file an amended complaint. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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