https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qvmgzp/facebook-sheryl-sandberg-committed-whatsapp-encryption

In June, the Wall Street Journal reported a split in massively popular messaging platform WhatsApp: the app’s co-founders are stark defenders of robust encryption. Facebook, which owns WhatsApp and is yet to pull revenue out of the platform, has considered lowering that level of protection in order to monetise users.

Now Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, has publicly stated in a high profile Senate hearing that Facebook is committed to encryption on WhatsApp, although that may still leave some wiggle room for technological changes later.