Elon Musk says ‘WhatsApp is not secure’ amid Meta privacy lawsuit; Sridhar Vembu cites ‘conflict of interest’

The privacy row surrounding Meta’s WhatsApp has triggered sharp reactions across the tech industry, with rival company executives seizing on the lawsuit to question the social media giant’s handling of user data.

As allegations surface that WhatsApp messages may not be as private as claimed, high-profile figures such as Elon Musk and Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu have publicly targeted Meta in a series of X (formerly Twitter) posts.