Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk criticized Meta-owned WhatsApp for purportedly exporting users' data each night.
An X user highlighted that WhatsApp exports user data nightly for analysis and targeted advertising, turning users into the product rather than the customer.
Musk responded, asserting that “WhatsApp exports your user data every night”. “Some people still think it is secure."
Meta and WhatsApp have yet to address Musk's allegations.
John Carmack, a computer programmer and video game developer, queried Musk, asking if there was any evidence that the content of messages is 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.
The owner of X has previously criticized Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms.
Earlier this month, Musk alleged that Meta was too greedy in taking credit for advertisers running campaigns on its platform.
The rivalry between Musk and Zuckerberg is well documented.
At one point, it seemed like the two were heading for a "cage fight," nicknamed the fight of the century. But the confrontation between the tech leaders never materialized.
