CEO Elon Musk Accuses WhatsApp, Claims Meta App Breaches Private User Data Every Night

New Delhi: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has criticised Meta-owned WhatsApp for allegedly exporting users' data every night. An X (formerly Twitter) user posted that WhatsApp exports user data nightly, which is “analysed and used for targeted advertising, making users the product, not the customer”.

However, the Meta or WhatsApp are yet to comment on Musk's allegation. Musk replied, “WhatsApp exports your user data every night”. “Some people still think it is secure,” said the tech billionaire. 

WhatsApp exports your user data every night.

Some people still think it is secure. https://t.co/LxDs7t7HSv — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 25, 2024

Computer programmer and video game developer, John Carmack, responded to Musk, saying is there any evidence that the content of messages is ever scanned or transmitted? “I assume usage patterns and routing metadata is collected, and if you invoke a bot in a conversation you are obviously opening it up, but I am still under the impression that the message contents are secure by default,” Carmack posted on X.

Is there any evidence that the content of messages is ever scanned or transmitted? I assume usage patterns and routing metadata is collected, and if you invoke a bot in a conversation you are obviously opening it up, but I am still under the impression that the message contents…

— John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) May 25, 2024

The X owner has attacked Mark Zuckerberg-run Meta Platform in the past too. Earlier this month, the billionaire claimed that Meta is super greedy at taking credit for advertisers who run campaigns on its platform.

The rivalry between Musk and Zuckerberg is well known. They were apparently set for a “cage fight’ some time back - dubbed as the fight of the century. However, the showdown between the tech leaders never happened.