Elon Musk targets WhatsApp and claims Meta-owned app misuses user data every night

New Delhi:

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk today attacked Meta-owned WhatsApp for allegedly exporting user data every night.

A user X posted that WhatsApp exports user data every night, which is “analyzed and used for targeted advertising, making the user the product, not the customer.”

Elon Musk responded that “WhatsApp exports its user data every night”. “Some people still think it’s safe,” the tech billionaire said.

Meta or WhatsApp have not yet commented on Elon Musk’s allegation.

WhatsApp exports your user data every night.

Some people still think it is safe. https://t.co/LxDs7t7HSv

-Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 25, 2024

Computer programmer and video game developer John Carmack responded to Elon Musk, saying is there any evidence that the content of the messages was scanned or transmitted?

“I assume usage patterns and routing metadata are collected, and if you invoke a bot in a conversation it will obviously open it, but I’m still under the impression that the message content is secure by default,” John Carmack posted on X.

The owner of X has also attacked the Mark Zuckerberg-run Meta Platform in the past.

Earlier this month, the billionaire stated that Meta is super greedy in receiving credit from advertisers who run campaigns on its platform.

The rivalry between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg is well known.

Apparently, they were about to have a “cage fight” some time ago – dubbed the fight of the century. However, the confrontation between the technological leaders never took place.

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