WhatsApp is now on Status, assures users it can't read or listen to chats Sci-Tech Thu, Jan 28, 2021 Other messaging apps such as Telegram Messaging and Signal have tried to take the opportunity and attract users from WhatsApp to their own apps. Photo: File WhatsApp used its Status update for the first time ever, using it to tell users that it would not violate their privacy as it can't "read or listen" to their chats. Ever since WhatsApp announced a few weeks ago that it has the right to share user data across its other units such as Messenger and Facebook, users around the globe have been switching to other messaging platforms.