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by Spooky23 3292 days ago
I think that you're spot on. My only surprise would be that it hasn't happened already.

Many of the major telecom-ish apps that were not subject to interception added the capability later via regulation or circumstance. Nextel Direct Connect, Skype and the mysterious purchase by eBay, and FaceTime after the patent suit come to mind.