Elon Musk urges people to switch away from WhatsApp
World richest man, Elon Musk has urged people to use the privacy-focussed messaging app Signal after WhatsApp forced users to agree to controversial new terms and conditions.
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The SpaceX and Tesla boss tweeted, “Use Signal” on Thursday after the term ‘WhatsApp’ trended on Twitter as a result of the app’s new privacy policy.
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The Facebook-owned app will force all users to agree to the new policy by 8 February or else lose access to their messages and contacts.
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The new terms will mean that private data collected by WhatsApp, including a user’s IP address and phone number, will be shared with Facebook.
The technology billionaire, who overtook Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to become the richest person in the world on Thursday, also shared a meme highlighting Facebook’s perceived attitude towards user privacy.
It is not the first time Mr Musk has criticised Facebook, calling the social media giant “lame” last February.
