For the last few days, WhatsApp has been in the news regarding claims of message encryption and privacy. In fact, a lawsuit has been filed against WhatsApp’s parent company Meta, in which allegations have been made that the company has made false claims regarding privacy. Now American billionaire Elon Musk and Telegram CEO Pavel Durov have also jumped into this controversy. Musk has said that WhatsApp is not secure, while Durov has called people who consider WhatsApp secure as ‘braindead’.
What is the matter?
A group in America has filed a lawsuit against Meta. It has been claimed that Meta and WhatsApp can store, analyze and virtually access the private communications of all users. The group suing includes petitioners from Australia, India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa. They allege that Meta stores user communications and its employees can access the chats. However, Meta has denied these allegations.
Elon Musk gave warning
Responding to the lawsuit, Elon Musk wrote on X that WhatsApp is not secure. Questions also arise on the signal. He has appealed to the users to use his social media platform X’s X chat platform. Let us tell you that Musk has always been vocal about privacy issues.
Durov gave a strong reaction
Amid the ongoing debate on WhatsApp, Telegram CEO and founder Pavel Durov has given a strong reaction. He said that those who consider WhatsApp to be secure in 2026 are braindead. Durov claimed in his post that Telegram has analyzed WhatsApp’s encryption and found several attack vectors in it. This system was never as strong as it was told to the users.
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