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October 14, 2021 07:25 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/14/22726803/facebook-whatsapp-end-to-end-encrypted-backups
Facebook starts rolling out end-to-end encrypted backups to WhatsApp
WhatsApp’s end-to-end encrypted chat backups for iOS and Android are available starting Thursday, Facebook announced. The company has offered end-to-end encryption for chats for years, but with this new change, you can get that same level of encryption with your backups. The feature will be rolling out “slowly” for people on the latest version of the app.
WhatsApp backups are stored in iCloud or Google Drive, but that means that Apple or Google could hand over the backups to governments or law enforcement if compelled. With the change available on Thursday, you can secure your WhatsApp cloud backups with a password or a 64-digit encryption key, which theoretically means that no one else but you will be able to access the backup.
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/14/22726803/facebook-whatsapp-end-to-end-encrypted-backups
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