WhatsApp introduces ads in its app

There’s something particularly paternalistic about this statement from the PM: “Your personal messages, calls and statuses, they will remain end-to-end encrypted”.

Any man who must say, "I am the King", is no true king.

Any tech company who must say, "we don't harvest your information", is a tech company that harvests your information.

Signal also claims the same:

> We can't read your messages or listen to your calls, and no one else can either.

Should we be suspicious of Signal as well?

Sure you should be suspicious. You should always be suspicious. Especially if it's free. And you can do something to calm your suspicions. Like checking out Signlas Open Source code.