WhatsApp to Support End-to-End Encryption for Local Backups: Report
Aug. 4, 2021Apart from working on several new features, includingmulti-device support,joinable group call feature, and the ability to change thequality of imagesand videos before sending them, WhatsApp has also introduced severalprivacy-related featuresover the past months. The messaging giant even started testingend-to-end encryption for cloud backupsearlier this year. And now, WhatsApp to extend this privacy feature to local backups as well.
End-to-End Encryption for Local Backups on WhatsApp
The E2EE feature on local and cloud backups will allow users to encrypt their backups on their devices as well as on the cloud with a unique password or encryption key. So, when it’s time to restore the chats and media from the cloud or from an older device, users will need to provide their password or encryption key to access the backups.
This way, users will be able to prevent unauthorized access to their chats and media backups. However, it is worth mentioning that if a user forgets the encryption key or password to access backups, there’s no way to restore the data as the password and encryption key are private. It is not shared with WhatsApp, Facebook, or any other third-party entity.
As for availability, the end-to-end encryption for local backups will be available with a future update, as per WABetaInfo. We will keep you in the loop about developments of this feature, so stay tuned for more updates.
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