WhatsApp has surpassed more than two billion active users, and its leader is vowing to defend its fully private form of messaging against mounting threats from governments around the world. In announcing the milestone, WhatsApp head Will Cathcart said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that the app’s global popularity underscores why the company needs to fight for its users’ ability to communicate through encrypted channels. Even though encryption has complicated Facebook Inc.’s ability to earn a return on its $21.8...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 12, 2020 14:02 UTC