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Facebook Accused of Spying on Snapchat User Data

Allegations surface about 'Project Ghostbusters,' a secret initiative to intercept encrypted data from rivals.

FILE: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, takes his seat at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Jan. 31, 2024, in Washington. 
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Overview

  • Court documents reveal Facebook's 'Project Ghostbusters' aimed to spy on Snapchat's encrypted user data from 2016 to 2019.
  • Mark Zuckerberg initiated the project due to concerns over Snapchat's rapid growth and lack of analytics on the platform.
  • The spyware, developed by Onavo, was also used against YouTube and Amazon, capturing data before encryption.
  • Meta denies any wrongdoing, stating the plaintiffs' claims are baseless and unrelated to the antitrust lawsuit.
  • Snapchat has not responded to the allegations.