WhatsApp announces end-to-end encrypted backups on iCloud"WhatsApp is the leading global messaging service to offer both end-to-end encrypted messaging and backups on iCloud or Google Drive"
What you need to know
WhatsApp has just made a massive security announcement.
The company is going to offer end-to-end encryption on cloud backups to iCloud and Google Drive.
The feature is on its way in the coming weeks.
WhatsApp has today announced that it is bringing end-to-end encrypted chat backups to iCloud and Google Drive.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted stating:
We're adding another layer of privacy and security to WhatsApp: an end-to-end encryption option for the backups people choose to store in Google Drive or iCloud. WhatsApp is the first global messaging service at this scale to offer end-to-end encrypted messaging and backups, and getting there was a really hard technical challenge that required an entirely new framework for key storage and cloud storage across operating systems.
It means users will now have the option t...
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WhatsApp announces end-to-end encrypted backups on iCloud
