Elon Musk Suggests Signal Application Instead Of WhatsApp

CEO Tesla dan SpaceX Elon Musk (Twitter @ElonMusk)

JAKARTA - WhatsApp is implementing a new privacy policy that asks users to agree to sharing data with Facebook. If you don't agree, WhatApp says that users can delete their account.

Responding to the controversy, Elon Musk actually suggested another instant messaging platform for netizens to use. Musk tweeted 'Use Signal' for people to use WhatsApp and have to agree to a new privacy policy.

Use Signal

- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021

Reported by the PC Mag page, the Signal instant messaging application was flooded with new users, after the Tesla CEO's tweet went viral. At the very least, Signal developers should delay sending the verification code needed to activate a new user account.

Musk himself is known to have been quite vocal about criticizing Facebook's policies in recent years. The SpaceX boss has even uploaded a meme satiating the products that have been acquired by Facebok.

So why does Musk suggest netizens to try the Signal application compared to other encrypted messaging services that are also free? That is because Facebook has become a business company that focuses on mining data from most of its users for advertising target purposes.

Santa isn't the only one keeping a list. Download Signal to celebrate with secure video, voice and text conversations. #GetOnSignal pic.twitter.com/Yn16nUWuTr

- Signal (@signalapp) December 22, 2020

Meanwhile Signal is actually run by a non-profit organization that does not accept foreign funding in operating its application. This platform is also directly supported by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Edward Snowden.

As is known, WhatsApp will implement a new privacy policy on February 8, 2021. One of the points of controversy is related to user requirements that require users to submit data to Facebook, the parent company of WhatsApp, if they want to continue using the application.