Here's what end-to-end encryption protects—and what it doesn't.

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The company goes on to explain that with "just a tap or glance, the same security that protects your personal chats and calls on WhatsApp will now reach your chat backups". Hence, they are always ...

One of WhatsApp’s claims to fame is its end-to-end encryption (EE2E)—it implemented this most secure version of encryption early on, long before most people thought about the privacy of their messages ...

WhatsApp is developing an encrypted cloud storage backup option with 2GB free space and a possible 50GB paid plan. It will offer secure backups with passkeys or encryption keys, reducing reliance on ...

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