"Meta's Project Ghostbusters: Secretly Snooping on Snapchat and Other Platforms"
Court filings reveal that Meta, formerly known as Facebook, allegedly used its Onavo VPN service to spy on Snapchat and other competitors in a secret initiative called "Project Ghostbusters." This involved intercepting traffic for certain apps on iOS and Android devices to obtain data analytics from rivals. The company's internal effort to gather intelligence on competitors has raised concerns about potential violations of the United States Wiretap Act and antitrust laws. Meta denies the allegations, but the court filings suggest that senior executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, were involved in the communications regarding this initiative.