Meta sob investigação por alegado acesso a mensagens “privadas” no WhatsApp

 A promessa de privacidade do WhatsApp está a ser posta em causa nos Estados Unidos, após denúncias de antigos funcionários da Meta, levantando sérias dúvidas sobre a real protecção das mensagens dos utilizadores.

O cerne da investigação, avançada inicialmente pela Bloomberg, reside na alegação de que certos funcionários da Meta possuíam acesso “irrestrito” a qualquer conversa enviada através da aplicação. Esta afirmação contradiz directamente a garantia oficial da empresa de que todas as mensagens são encriptadas de ponto a ponto, um sistema onde, teoricamente, apenas o emissor e o receptor podem ler o conteúdo.

A investigação baseia-se num relatório detalhado e em entrevistas com ex-contratados da tecnológica de Mark Zuckerberg. Estes testemunhos indicam que a estrutura interna da Meta permitiria a visualização de mensagens sob certas condições ou ferramentas, levantando questões críticas sobre a vulnerabilidade dos dados pessoais a nível global.

O Departamento de Comércio dos EUA está a tratar o caso com elevada prioridade, tentando perceber se houve uma violação das leis de proteção de dados e se os utilizadores foram deliberadamente enganados sobre a segurança do serviço. Se confirmadas, estas alegações podem resultar em multas multimilionárias e numa crise de confiança sem precedentes para a plataforma.

Fonte: Folha de Maputo



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