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28 January 2019 By Jennifer Saba Follow @jennifersaba

The Facebook founder may knit together the technology behind communication tools including WhatsApp and Instagram. That could help bolster user numbers but would risk aggravating privacy concerns. Moves to strengthen the company’s dominance are unlikely to regain people’s trust.

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Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is working to integrate the underlying technology of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger, the New York Times reported on Jan. 25, citing people familiar with the matter. Zuckerberg wants all the apps to incorporate end-to-end encryption, according to the report. Such a move could enable Facebook users to send messages to people who have only a WhatsApp account.

Zuckerberg wrote an opinion column in the Wall Street Journal on Jan. 24 explaining “the principles of how we operate.”

Facebook will report fourth-quarter earnings on Jan. 30.

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