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In a very subtle way, not to mention WhatsApp, Elon Musk has proposed to stop using the world’s main chat app After announcing a new privacy policy, Musk suggested using the Signal app instead.
The founder of Tesla and Space X used Twitter, the only social network used by the richest tycoon in the world, to send this message. Musk just wrote Use Signal (Use Signal) and it took no more to revolutionize the blue bird’s network.
WhatsApp has announced a new privacy policy consisting of changes regarding the storage of personal data and the sharing of this information with Facebook. Something users didn’t like, which motivated the company Mark Zuckerberg has issued a statement to clarify that it is a change of company accounts and not of users in general.
“With regard to commercial communications, we do not require users to share such data. All users will be notified within the chat if the company they are talking to has chosen to use Facebook to manage and save your WhatsApp messages. This is an optional service that we offer, ”the statement said.
What is Signal and how does it work?
Signal is a messaging service created by the California company Signal Foundation and 2014, which has been successful in recent years thanks to its high security level.
The app is available for IOS and Android and works with the network to send personal or group messages via telephone numbers. Among the features, you can also send photos, videos and audios just like WhatsApp does.
The main difference is the high level of security as it identifies the sending and receiving of messages from unknown contacts. That’s why the United States National Security Agency (NSA) has warned that the cryptic level poses a security risk. nationally by preventing user tracking.
It is precisely because of these benefits that people love Elon Musk o Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter, use the application, which has currently been downloaded 10 million times.