Elon Musk Says WhatsApp Not Secure, Urges Switch to X Chat
Musk criticizes WhatsApp's security and recommends X Chat instead.
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Meta-owned WhatsApp, alleging that the messaging platform is not secure despite its claims of end-to-end encryption. Posting on X, the Tesla and SpaceX chief urged users to switch to X Chat, stating that even rival encrypted platforms like Signal may not be fully trustworthy.
Musk’s comments were made in response to a user’s post citing whistleblower claims that WhatsApp can allegedly access users’ private conversations. “WhatsApp is not secure. Even Signal is questionable. Use X Chat,” Musk wrote, intensifying scrutiny around data privacy on widely used messaging services.
The remarks come amid a lawsuit filed against Meta Platforms by an international group of plaintiffs, who allege that the company made misleading claims about the privacy and security of WhatsApp. According to a Bloomberg report, the lawsuit challenges Meta’s long-standing assertion that WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption prevents the company from accessing user messages.
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The plaintiffs argue that Meta and WhatsApp “store, analyse, and can access virtually all” user communications, despite in-app assurances that messages are readable only by the sender and recipient. The group, which includes individuals from India, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa, has accused the company of defrauding billions of users worldwide.
End-to-end encryption, enabled by default on WhatsApp, has been a cornerstone of the platform’s privacy positioning for nearly a decade. However, the lawsuit cites whistleblower accounts suggesting that Meta retains access to the substance of user communications, calling the company’s encryption claims “false.”
Meta has strongly denied the allegations, dismissing the lawsuit as “frivolous.” Company spokesperson Andy Stone said claims that WhatsApp messages are not encrypted are “categorically false and absurd,” adding that Meta intends to pursue sanctions against the plaintiffs’ legal counsel. WhatsApp, acquired by Meta in 2014, remains one of the world’s most widely used messaging platforms.
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