WhatsApp CEO accuses Apple of creating a surveillance system, here’s why

NEW DELHI: A day after Apple announced new child safety features for its devices, there seems to be a lot of scepticism about how it will affect user privacy. The concern is there as Apple is a company that has always championed the cause of user privacy and security. WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart in a series of tweets has raised valid questions and even accused Apple of creating a surveillance system.

“I read the information Apple put out yesterday and I’m concerned. I think this is the wrong approach and a setback for people’s privacy all over the world,” Cathcart tweeted. He further said that WhatsApp will never “adopt this system”.