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Google can now read your WhatsApp messages

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467 points bundie | 1 comments | 08 Jul 25 16:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.261s | source
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DLoupe ◴[08 Jul 25 21:30 UTC] 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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morsch ◴[08 Jul 25 21:41 UTC] 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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callmeal ◴[08 Jul 25 21:56 UTC] No.44504429[source]▶
Encrypted backups are "off" by default and need to be explicity turned on.
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morsch ◴[09 Jul 25 05:42 UTC] No.44506650[source]▶
I haven't installed Whatsapp from scratch in a long time, aren't backups off by default, overall?
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1. whyoh ◴[09 Jul 25 07:03 UTC] No.44507068[source]▶
They're off by default, but there are regular prompts to enable them and I guess most people eventually do it.