> WhatsApp was encrypted before the acquisition. WhatsApp was acquired February 2014 and end-to-end encrypted April 2016. > And I am 100% confident that is wh

> WhatsApp was encrypted before the acquisition. WhatsApp was acquired February 2014 and end-to-end encrypted April 2016. > And I am 100% confident that is why they want to find a way to monetize it directly. Not having access to data is not something they are used to. I agree. > You don't see them telling the FB Messenger team: "Hey, you need to make money." I mean, I'm sure they have. Messenger has ads.