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469 points bundie | 5 comments | | HN request time: 1.047s | source
1. DLoupe ◴[] No.44504225[source]
If you use Google to backup your WhatsApp chats (most people do), Google can already read your messages, because the backup is not encrypted.
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2. morsch ◴[] No.44504301[source]
I think this hasn't been true for a couple of years now

https://faq.whatsapp.com/490592613091019

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3. callmeal ◴[] No.44504429[source]
Encrypted backups are "off" by default and need to be explicity turned on.
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4. morsch ◴[] No.44506650{3}[source]
I haven't installed Whatsapp from scratch in a long time, aren't backups off by default, overall?
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5. whyoh ◴[] No.44507068{4}[source]
They're off by default, but there are regular prompts to enable them and I guess most people eventually do it.