“Our service is specifically focused on mobile app intelligence,” Wandera’s Michael Covington told me. Wandera has looked at actual app usage across the devices it monitors, forget install numbers, how much has the usage changed as this WhatsApp backlash has unfolded. A new report from the team at Wandera, published today, suggests that despite the Facebook backlash, WhatsApp traffic is holding up. And so if you’re still using Messenger, your best option is likely to switch to WhatsApp, which, despite recent headlines, is safe and secure to use and likely installed on the phones of most people you know.
