… In 2019, Facebook paid $5 billion to the FTC to resolve a separate privacy case, including allegations tied to its face recognition software—the largest privacy penalty in the agency's history at the time. The legal pressure on Meta's design choices has only intensified. …
… As is always the case with unencrypted data, it will inevitably end up in the wrong hands.” Marlinspike wrote that he will “work to integrate Confer’s privacy technology so that it underpins Meta AI.” He also emphasized that Confer, which debuted at the beginning of this year, will continue to oper… …
… But as with any cloud system, chatting with Meta AI on WhatsApp will ultimately involve trusting Meta in the same way using WhatsApp for communication does. “A big part of our work at WhatsApp relates to when there’s a perfect solution that’s very hard to use—how do you give people other options th… …
… Link: Attorney General Paxton Files Landmark Lawsuit Against Meta and WhatsApp for Lying About Privacy Measures and Deceiving Texans by Falsely Claiming WhatsApp Messages are Encrypted | https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-files-landmark-lawsuit-against-meta-a…
… Experts say that Meta's decision about Instagram chat could give other companies, or even simply other divisions within Meta, permission to do less, too. “Meta's deployment of encryption was a public commitment, and they were weathering a lot of pressure from various governments to do it,” says Joh… …
Meta will let kids under 13 use WhatsApp with parent-managed accounts The new privacy features will roll out gradually. By Matt Tate March 11, 2026 1:20 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Meta has announced that it's introducing parent-managed accounts on WhatsApp. …
… Instead of blaming users for not using these sorts of features and then abandoning the promise of delivery, Meta—and other tech companies—should start by enabling strong privacy protective features by default." It isn’t clear if Meta faced some technical hurdles behind the scenes or whether it’s ju… …
… Of course, Google, Microsoft, and Meta dispute the audit's conclusions and question its methods. Google says the webXray team misunderstands how its products and cookies work; overall, the companies maintain that they respect privacy laws and provide users control over data use, per 404 Media . …
… With the excuse of low adoption, Meta is sunsetting an important safety and privacy feature that it never really 'truly' launched. Safety before privacy The delay has reasons too. …
