What 'incorrect' statement did Elon Musk issue about WhatsApp?
WhatsApp head dismisses X owner's claims about security of Meta's instant-meassaging app
May 28, 2024
Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform X, recently claimed that Meta's WhatsApp is still not secure for users.
Musk, 52, reposted another post about a 12-hour new recap from last Saturday, and wrote: "WhatsApp exports your user data every night. Some people still think it is secure."
The X post about the news recap said that Musk had urged AI "to prioritize truth over political correctness, warning that lies could backfire."
A few days later, WhatsApp head Will Cathcart dismissed the tech billionaire's claim saying that it was "not correct".
Cathcart reposted Musk's post and wrote: "Many have said this already, but worth repeating: this is not correct."
Cathcart revealed that the app end-to-end encrypts users' messages because it takes security of users "seriously".
He continued: "(Messages) don't get sent to us every night or exported to us. If you do want to backup your messages, you can use your cloud provider and you can even use end-to-end encryption for that too."
Furthermore, Musk has not responded to Cathcart's post on X yet.
