 "'WhatsApp Can’t Be Trusted': Elon Musk slams messaging app for its disturbing ‘secret feature’")
Elon Musk has expressed his lack of trust in WhatsApp following claims made by a Twitter engineer. The engineer alleged that the messaging app had been utilizing his device’s microphone while he was asleep, and even shared a screenshot of an Android dashboard as evidence. In response to the tweet, Musk stated that WhatsApp cannot be relied upon.
WhatsApp cannot be trusted https://t.co/3gdNxZOLLy
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2023
Interestingly, despite Musk’s scepticism, the CEO of Twitter is introducing features reminiscent of WhatsApp to the Twitter platform. These features include voice and video calls, indicating a potential expansion of communication capabilities within the Twitter app, similar to what WhatsApp offers. Is WhatsApp secretly listening to users without consent? The Twitter engineer, Foad Dabiri, publicly posted a screenshot of an Android dashboard on Twitter. The screenshot revealed that WhatsApp had apparently been accessing his device’s microphone in the background during a specific timeframe, from 4:20 AM until 6:53 AM. Dabiri expressed his concern in a tweet, stating, “WhatsApp has been using the microphone in the background while I was asleep, and since I woke up at 6 AM (and that’s just a part of the timeline!). What’s going on?” This raised questions about the app’s behaviour and the potential unauthorized use of the device’s microphone. WhatsApp says the issue was caused by a bug Elon Musk’s tweet expressing distrust in WhatsApp forced a response from the messaging app itself. In a separate tweet, WhatsApp clarified that the issue was a result of a bug in the Android operating system, which led to incorrect information being displayed in the privacy dashboard.
Over the last 24 hours we’ve been in touch with a Twitter engineer who posted an issue with his Pixel phone and WhatsApp.
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) May 9, 2023
We believe this is a bug on Android that mis-attributes information in their Privacy Dashboard and have asked Google to investigate and remediate. https://t.co/MnBi3qE6Gp
WhatsApp specifically mentioned that the user’s phone in question was a Google Pixel device and that they have requested Google to investigate the matter and find a solution. Furthermore, WhatsApp emphasized that its users have complete control over their microphone settings. The microphone can only be accessed when a user actively makes a call, records a voice note, or captures a video. This clarification from WhatsApp aimed to address concerns and reassure users about their privacy and control over microphone access. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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