WhatsApp is the world’s most used instant messaging app. This app has more than 295 crore daily active users all over the world. WhatsApp is considered the most secure messaging app. The main reason for this is its end-to-end encryption. Its privacy feature protects users’ private chats from being leaked. The company claims that only the sender and receiver have access to chats done on WhatsApp. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has issued a statement regarding the privacy of WhatsApp. After this, crores of users of the world are under tension.
In fact, Mark Zuckerberg has said in a statement on January 11, 2025 that American authorities like the CIA i.e. Central Intelligence Agency can read the chats of WhatsApp messages if they physically access the user’s device. He said in his statement that WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption takes full care of the privacy of the users. However, if any agency has access to the user’s device, then the chats done through it can be accessed.
Mark Zuckerberg gave this answer
While answering a question asked in a podcast with The Joe Rogan Experience channel, Mark Zuckerberg said that the encryption feature of WhatsApp is for Meta’s servers. In this, the communication done through the server such as messages, files etc. is kept safe, but not the device. If any government agency gets hold of the user’s device, then they can access the chats done through this device.
What will happen if spyware is found on the device?
However, Meta CEO also said that if any spyware like Pigasus software etc. is installed in the device, then the agency will have access to the device. In this situation, agencies can access WhatsApp chat. Keeping these risks in mind, many privacy features have been added to WhatsApp recently, which include disappearing messages etc. This feature deletes the chat from the device at the specified time. In such a situation, the privacy of chats is maintained.
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