--- title: "Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn’t provide end-to-end encryption" url: https://daily.dev/posts/texas-ag-sues-meta-over-claims-that-whatsapp-doesn-t-provide-end-to-end-encryption-j3yxgk8da source_url: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/texas-ag-sues-meta-over-claims-that-whatsapp-doesnt-provide-end-to-end-encryption type: article source: "Ars Technica" published: 2026-05-22T19:39:38.099Z updated: 2026-05-22T19:40:03.535Z tags: ["privacy", "encryption"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 1 comments: 1 language: 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. # Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn’t provide end-to-end encryption **[Ars Technica](https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary The Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Meta alleging that WhatsApp does not actually provide the end-to-end encryption it has long advertised. The complaint claims Meta can and does read unencrypted WhatsApp messages, contradicting years of public statements including Mark Zuckerberg's 2018 Senate testimony. The sole factual basis cited is a Bloomberg report about a US Commerce Department investigation that was abruptly closed. Meta has called the allegations baseless and plans to fight the lawsuit. Critics have noted the complaint lacks substantial factual support. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@tsumanu** · 0 upvotes > If it's baseless nothing will happen, otherwise they will pay maybe 10 mln fine (which is laughable) and loose maybe 2% of users (worst case scenario) > > > If people are used too something nothing will convicte them to ditch it ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages](https://daily.dev/posts/us-authorities-reportedly-investigate-claims-that-meta-can-read-encrypted-whatsapp-messages-arftyfths) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [WhatsApp Encryption, a Lawsuit, and a Lot of Noise](https://daily.dev/posts/whatsapp-encryption-a-lawsuit-and-a-lot-of-noise-bilv4ktnm) · Lobsters · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Meta wins dismissal of WhatsApp privacy suit as judge questions whistleblower detail](https://daily.dev/posts/meta-wins-dismissal-of-whatsapp-privacy-suit-as-judge-questions-whistleblower-detail-6z2ylkiql) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#encryption](https://daily.dev/tags/encryption) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/texas-ag-sues-meta-over-claims-that-whatsapp-doesn-t-provide-end-to-end-encryption-j3yxgk8da)