Former WhatsApp security boss in lawsuit likens Meta's culture to a "cult"
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- #Whistleblower
- Meta advertised WhatsApp's privacy features, claiming no one, including Meta, can see or hear personal messages.
- Former WhatsApp security head Attaullah Baig filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging Meta hid security and privacy flaws, violating a $5 billion FTC settlement.
- Baig discovered 1,500 WhatsApp engineers had unrestricted access to user data, risking breaches without detection.
- Baig reported the issue to superiors in 2021, proposing a data classification system to comply with the FTC order.
- Meta denies the accusations.