Meta Platforms wins dismissal of US claims concerning encrypted WhatsApp chats
( July 23, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Meta Platforms and WhatsApp were granted dismissal of a proposed US class action alleging the companies could access users’ encrypted messages. District Judge Rita F. Lin said though plaintiffs need not identify the whistleblowers on which their claims rely on, they must provide some facts backing an inference that the whistleblowers have firsthand knowledge or some other reliable basis for their accusations. Lin determined that there’s still insufficient information in the complaint about the basis for the whistleblowers’ knowledge for the claims to be viable.See attached file. ...
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