Elon Musk gives a red ‘Signal’ to WhatsApp users

Hours after Facebook-owned WhatsApp changed its privacy policy, Elon Musk tweeted just two words: ‘Use Signal’. And it is very easy to understand what Musk actually means. The major concern with the new WhatsApp privacy policy is that your phone number, IP address, mobile device information will be shared with Facebook. Given Facebook’s track record, user privacy is not its forte. Musk, through his tweet, may be simply implying that WhatsApp users should think twice and shift to Signal.
Signal Private Messenger is another WhatsApp alternative. The co-founder of WhatsApp– Brian Acton– left the company after Facebook acquired WhatsApp. Acton moved ahead to create the Signal Foundation with Moxie Marlinspike. The Signal messaging app is like what WhatsApp used to be earlier and offers better privacy. There is end-to-end encryption by default powered by the open source Signal Protocol. After Facebook acquired WhatsApp, user privacy was one of the reasons why WhatsApp founders had quit.