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Attaullah Baig, ex-head of security at WhatsApp, sues Meta for allegedly ignoring critical security flaws, claims Meta staffers could access sensitive user data

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Pro@programming.dev⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/whatsapp_exsecurity_head_sues_company/

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/37120773

Complaint.

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  • kennedy@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    well I am absolutely shocked that meta could be so careless about people’s private data, its inconceivable 😧😧 they would never do such a thing.

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  • reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Meta should never have been allowed to buy its competitors; WhatsApp, Instagram.

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  • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    staffers could access sensitive user data

    It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.

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  • xodoh74984@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    “… and we pride ourselves in building on our strong record of protecting people’s privacy.”

    The defense has destroyed any and all credibility with that single clause.

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  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The timeline on this is s great of you read the article. No way Meta wins this one.

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