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by DLoupe 344 days ago
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 344 days ago
I think this hasn't been true for a couple of years now

https://faq.whatsapp.com/490592613091019

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callmeal 344 days ago
Encrypted backups are "off" by default and need to be explicity turned on.
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morsch 344 days ago
I haven't installed Whatsapp from scratch in a long time, aren't backups off by default, overall?
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whyoh 344 days ago
They're off by default, but there are regular prompts to enable them and I guess most people eventually do it.
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