As WhatsApp takes on criticism over privatenessissues, it has emerged that the Facebook-owned app is engaged on “cloud backups encryption” for its chats.
“As beforehandintroduced, WhatsApp is engaged on cloud backups encryption,” reported WABetaInfo, an internet site that retainsan in depth eye on updates associated to WhatsApp.
• The chat database is already encrypted now (excluding media), but the algorithm is reversible and it’s not end-to-end encrypted.
• Local Android backups will be compatible with this feature.
The chat DB and media will be encrypted using a password that only you know. https://t.co/WAliLUnF18
The platform mentioned that the chat database and media can beprotected against “unauthorized entry whenutilizing a password”. It added that the password will staypersonaland won’t be despatched to WhatsApp.
“It is going to beobtainable in a future construct for iOS and Android,” mentioned WABetaInfo.
It clarified that presently the chat database is already encrypted however the media informationshould not included in it. It added that the “algorithm is reversible and it isn’t end-to-end encrypted”.
“Native Android backups can beappropriate with this characteristic,” mentionedthe web site. It remindedcustomersas soon asonce more that chat database and media “can be encrypted utilizing a password” that solely the consumer will know.
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