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Meta’s security practice violated US FTC privacy requirements, whistleblower alleges

By Xu Yuan ( September 9, 2025, 20:49 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms repeatedly ignored internal warnings that its security measures for its instant-messaging app WhatsApp fell short of requirements imposed by the US Federal Trade Commission as part of an enforcement settlement to address its failure in data security, a new lawsuit filed by a former top security employee alleges.Meta Platforms repeatedly ignored internal warnings that its security measures for its instant-messaging app WhatsApp fell short of requirements imposed by the US Federal Trade Commission as part of an enforcement settlement to address its failure in data security, a new lawsuit filed by a former top security employee alleges....

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