Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has the plan to integrate all 3 popular apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram. Whatsapp founders were against the integrating of 3 apps
WhatsApp Co-Founder talks-About integrating the 3 Applications
However, WhatsApp cofounders founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum have a different opinion. They wanted to WhatsApp remain a pure independent chat experience. They also have some disputes and difference in their opinion over the data privacy, encryption and issues line monetizing the platform.
Facebook acquired WhatsApp over $19 billion dollars in 2014. In an interview with the popular magazine Forbes, WhatsApp founding father Brain Acton explains the disagreement on monetizing WhatsApp behind the reason leave Facebook.
Acton also mentioned that Zuckerberg targeted the advertising to make money which disappoints him. He also alleged Zuckerberg that he is in a rush to make money from the messaging services and wreck of its encryption technology.
Integrating 3 Apps and their functions
WhatsApp great experience for many users in the nation. There is no adds in between chats, no pop –up. These are the reasons WhatsApp now so popular and accepted globally.
According to the report WABetaInfo that a new version of WhatsApp beta has Facebook Messenger database that will help Messenger to understand whether WhatsApp contacts are blocked. WABetainfo is fan website who track the report of development in WhatsApp’s beta developer version. Also, According to them, Facebook creates a cross-chat platform between two apps.
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Security Threats
World data shows WhatsApp used by around 2 million users and Facebook Messenger is used by near about 1.5 million users. The most important issue and also a great challenge of integrating two apps is the encryption. WhatsApp is a highly encrypted application. But, as the per report Facebook Messenger by default no encrypted. So, for integrating two apps either Facebook Messenger has to include the secret functionality for its encryption or WhatsApp has to leave encrypted step. However, Facebook mention they are working on their End-to-End encryption process of most of the applications