Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has been making headlines with his recent statements, has made a shocking admission about WhatsApp’s message privacy. The owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp acknowledged that during the pandemic, posts about the side effects of vaccines were censored. Now, Zuckerberg claims that CIA agents could access WhatsApp messages.
Zuckerberg's comments about how the CIA, the U.S. intelligence agency, could gain access to individuals' WhatsApp messages have sparked widespread debate in the media.
Zuckerberg explained that Meta’s end-to-end encryption prevents the company from accessing users' messages. However, he acknowledged that if someone were to gain physical access to a user's phone, they could read the messages. Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Zuckerberg stated that U.S. authorities, including the CIA, could remotely access WhatsApp messages if they gain access to a user's device. These remarks have ignited a fresh debate on digital security and government data access.
The Meta CEO emphasized that while end-to-end encryption provides digital security, it falls short if someone physically accesses the device. “If someone gets access to your phone, all the messages stored on it can be seen,” Zuckerberg said, stressing the importance of features like disappearing messages.
Zuckerberg had previously revealed that during the pandemic, the Biden administration pressured Meta to censor certain content. "They pressured us to remove content that was 'misleading' and 'false.' In particular, they asked for posts mentioning vaccine side effects to be taken down," Zuckerberg had explained.
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