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💩 Shitty backup would render WhatsApp encryption useless!
• WhatsApp: (FAQ)
Media and messages you back up aren't protected by WhatsApp end-to-end encryption while in iCloud or Google Drive.
• Gizmodo: June 5, 2018
Strong encryption doesn’t really matter if you’re backing up your messages to the cloud—especially when the federal government gets a warrant to access your iCloud account.
• Quartz: June 5, 2018
WhatsApp has a setting that automatically backup messages to iCloud. If enabled, this would render the app’s famous end-to-end encryption useless in terms of hiding from law enforcement equipped with a search warrant. The US government routinely requests information from internet companies through warrants and subpoenas.
• USA vs MANAFORT Court Filing: June 4, 2018
showing how the feds obtained Paul Manafort’s communications, including WhatsApp chats backup.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4493885-Revoke.html
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4493877/6-4-18-US-Motion-to-Revoke-Manafort.pdf
• The Verge: Feb 28, 2018
Apple officially moves its Chinese iCloud operations and encryption keys to China. Apple users with iCloud accounts registered in China will now have their data hosted by the Guizhou-Cloud Big Data (GCBD) center.
• Durov has predicted this would happen!
https://t.me/durov/57
https://t.me/durov/76
• In short: When it comes to popular / usable messaging apps, Telegram is the most secure way of communication – was, is, and will be. 🏆
• WhatsApp: (FAQ)
Media and messages you back up aren't protected by WhatsApp end-to-end encryption while in iCloud or Google Drive.
• Gizmodo: June 5, 2018
Strong encryption doesn’t really matter if you’re backing up your messages to the cloud—especially when the federal government gets a warrant to access your iCloud account.
• Quartz: June 5, 2018
WhatsApp has a setting that automatically backup messages to iCloud. If enabled, this would render the app’s famous end-to-end encryption useless in terms of hiding from law enforcement equipped with a search warrant. The US government routinely requests information from internet companies through warrants and subpoenas.
• USA vs MANAFORT Court Filing: June 4, 2018
showing how the feds obtained Paul Manafort’s communications, including WhatsApp chats backup.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4493885-Revoke.html
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4493877/6-4-18-US-Motion-to-Revoke-Manafort.pdf
• The Verge: Feb 28, 2018
Apple officially moves its Chinese iCloud operations and encryption keys to China. Apple users with iCloud accounts registered in China will now have their data hosted by the Guizhou-Cloud Big Data (GCBD) center.
• Durov has predicted this would happen!
https://t.me/durov/57
https://t.me/durov/76
• In short: When it comes to popular / usable messaging apps, Telegram is the most secure way of communication – was, is, and will be. 🏆