In a series of recent tweets, the CEO Tesla Y SpaceX, Elon Musk, criticized WhatsAppits property meta platform, For what he described as “misuse” of user data muskKnown for his controversial statements on the social network, he did not hesitate to point out the popular messaging application for practices that, in his opinion, compromise the privacy of its users, in addition to accusations of using people’s information for advertising purposes, the messages they receive at night.
Elon MuskWho also owns the social media platform TwitterRaised concerns about its data handling policy WhatsApp. In his tweet, Musk alleged that he collects and uses excessive amounts of personal data, which can put users’ privacy and security at risk.
For his part, its CEO WhatsApp, Will Cathcart, reiterated that these data cannot be distributed outside of each person’s chat, since they are protected by encryption, since the only way they themselves pass on the Internet is through screenshots that they use for various purposes. Allegation that anyone using the message then throws publicity to the people involved.
Many have already said it, but it bears repeating: it is not correct.
We take security seriously and that’s why we encrypt your messages end-to-end. They are not shipped to us every night or exported to us.
If you want to backup your messages, you can use your cloud provider… https://t.co/YkI2UEuLUJ
— Will Cathcart (@wcathcart) May 27, 2024
Cathcart He also highlighted its privacy policy WhatsApp They are clean and available for all users to review He added that the company is open to feedback and always strives to improve the transparency and security of its platform.
statement of musk and its response Cathcart They created a fierce debate on social networks and media. Many users WhatsApp Concerned about the privacy of their data, others defended the app and criticized Musk for his comments.
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Author’s Note: I don’t think they are stealing the conversations for commercial purposes, because if they were discovered, there would be serious legal problems with which someone could sue and take millions from the company in court.
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