WHATSAPP DATA ACCESSED BY GOVERNMENTS?!

An internal WhatsApp report revealed a vulnerability allowing governments to track who users messaged, despite end-to-end encryption.

Meta engineers warned this could be used for things like Israel's AI system, Lavender, to target individuals in Gaza.

The vulnerability relied on "traffic analysis," a technique monitoring internet traffic to infer who communicated with whom and when.

Engineers stated, "Our at-risk users need robust and viable protections against traffic analysis."

Meta claimed the issue was theoretical, but internal concerns suggested active exploitation.

-- The Intercept