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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
|Privacy Policy

WhatsApp encryption, business features, and policy controversies (2009–2021)

WhatsApp encryption, business features, and policy controversies (2009–2021)

  1. Facebook announces plan to acquire WhatsApp

    Labels: Facebook, WhatsApp
  2. WhatsApp completes default end-to-end encryption

    Labels: End-to-end encryption, Open Whisper
  3. WhatsApp updates policy to share data with Facebook

    Labels: WhatsApp, Facebook
  4. WhatsApp adds two-step verification for accounts

    Labels: Two-step verification, WhatsApp
  5. WhatsApp launches WhatsApp Business app

    Labels: WhatsApp Business, business profiles
  6. WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy update triggers backlash

    Labels: Privacy update, WhatsApp
  7. WhatsApp delays enforcement of new privacy terms

    Labels: Policy delay, WhatsApp
  8. May 15 deadline becomes a long-term trust marker

    Labels: May 15, WhatsApp