Meta mulls putting ads in WhatsApp as it seeks revenue boost

Yes please. Anything, _anything_ that undermines whatsapp's share is good.

I refuse to install it because it won't install without access to your contacts. That's fucking unconscionable. I resent that other people have certainly given zuck my number many times over, but I refuse to do the same.

It prickles me that no-one has made a VM product on android. I would hold my nose and use whatsapp if it were sandboxed.