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Google can now read your WhatsApp messages

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467 points bundie | 2 comments | 08 Jul 25 16:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.468s | source
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saidinesh5 ◴[08 Jul 25 17:49 UTC] No.44502341[source]▶
Not exactly related, but does anyone know what's the best way to backup WhatsApp data on an Android phone without using Google drive these days?
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ilpianista ◴[08 Jul 25 17:54 UTC] No.44502388[source]▶
I use Syncthing to backup WA and Signal
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amlib ◴[08 Jul 25 18:17 UTC] No.44502589[source]▶
But isn't it quite useless to backup WA when it's all encrypted and you can't backup the key?
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ilpianista ◴[08 Jul 25 20:24 UTC] No.44503749[source]▶
The backup key is shown the first time you enable encryption.
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amlib ◴[08 Jul 25 23:14 UTC] No.44504872[source]▶
I guess they've changed this in the last 2 years or so because last time I checked they kept your key hostage and only allowed transferring all data, including the key, to a new phone.
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ilpianista ◴[08 Jul 25 23:24 UTC] No.44504921[source]▶
I'm using this method since 2020 or even before. I've never ever enabled the backup on GDrive.
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1. amlib ◴[09 Jul 25 00:09 UTC] No.44505146[source]▶
Is your phone rooted?
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2. ilpianista ◴[09 Jul 25 05:11 UTC] No.44506504[source]▶
No, it isn't.