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morsch
3 months ago
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Google can now read your WhatsApp messages
I think this hasn't been true for a couple of years now
https://faq.whatsapp.com/490592613091019
callmeal
3 months ago
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Encrypted backups are "off" by default and need to be explicity turned on.
morsch
3 months ago
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I haven't installed Whatsapp from scratch in a long time, aren't backups off by default, overall?
whyoh
3 months ago
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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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