- Musk’s concerns stem from allegations made in the lawsuit; Tesla CEO promotes X Chat as alternative
Punjab Newsline | Washington
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has raised concerns over the privacy of WhatsApp, stating that the platform cannot be trusted. Musk made the remarks on Thursday by reposting a tweet from tipster DogeDesigner on his official X account.
The tweet highlighted a lawsuit questioning WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption feature. Reacting to it, Musk wrote that the messaging app is not reliable when it comes to user privacy. His comments have once again intensified his long-standing rivalry with Mark Zuckerberg and his company Meta.
Musk’s concerns stem from allegations made in the lawsuit, which claims that despite WhatsApp’s “bulletproof end-to-end encryption,” the platform allegedly accessed users’ private messages and shared them with third parties, including consulting firm Accenture.
After reposting the claim, Musk also promoted his own platform, urging users to switch to X Chat for messaging and voice/video calls. He claimed that X Chat offers “real privacy” benefits to users.
WhatsApp strongly denied the allegations
In response, WhatsApp strongly denied the allegations. The company stated that the claims made in the lawsuit are “false and baseless.” It emphasized that for over a decade, WhatsApp has used the Signal protocol for end-to-end encryption, ensuring that only the sender and receiver can read messages.
According to reports, two former content moderators associated with WhatsApp allegedly told an investigator from the Bureau of Industry and Security that certain Meta employees had access to WhatsApp messages. The controversy has reignited the debate over data privacy and security on major messaging platforms, with Musk’s remarks adding fuel to the ongoing scrutiny of Big Tech companies.