Despite owning one of the most popular messaging apps WhatsApp, it seems like Mark Zuckerberg uses the secure messaging app Signal. As a part of the massive Facebook leak, It was discovered by Cybersecurity researcher Dave Walker that Mark Zuckerberg’s personal data was also found online including his personal phone number. 

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It was also revealed that Zuckerberg uses Signal instead of his own WhatsApp messaging platform to communicate with his peers. It’s quite shocking to see that Zuckerberg does not use WhatsApp to communicate and uses a rival end-to-end encrypted app instead. “Mark Zuckerberg also respects his own privacy, by using a chat app that has end-to-end encryption and isn’t owned by @facebook,” Dave Walker, wrote on Twitter.

In another turn of events, Mark Zuckerberg also respects his own privacy, by using a chat app that has end-to-end encryption and isn't owned by @facebook

This is the number associated with his account from the recent facebook leak. https://t.co/AXbXrF4ZxE

Signal did not waste time to troll Zuckerberg as the May 15th deadline is fast approaching for WhatsApp users. Users who do not accept the new privacy terms and conditions will eventually be locked out from the messaging app. “For a short time, you’ll be able to receive calls and notifications, but won’t be able to read or send messages from the app,” according to the company’s FAQ page. 

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The revelation of Zuckerberg using Signal comes at a time when several users are not happy with Facebook-owned WhatsApp's new privacy policy. Users of the popular messaging app started shifting to safer alternatives like Signal and Telegram in the coming weeks which prompted the company to delay the implementation of the new privacy terms.  

Do you think it's ironical that Mark Zuckerberg himself uses Signal over WhatsApp to communicate with peers? Will you be switching to Signal or Telegram once the new privacy terms have been implemented? Let us know in the comments. 

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