Whatsapp Chat Backups Are Now End To End Encrypted
Users can secure their chats with 2FA (two-factor authentication) when restoring on their device, but that’s about it. Sure enough, WhatsApp does not have access to these backups. But law enforcement agencies could read the messages whenever they want. WhatsApp is now adding an extra layer, and the most efficient one, of security to cloud backups of chats so no one can read them. The company has been testing E2EE for chat backups for the past few months....