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		nicce 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypte... The real goldmine is WhatsApp. In most cases, WhatsApp backups are enabled and uploaded by default, including when the whole iPhone backup is created. And by default, backups are unencrypted. So if you ever wonder how they access those WhatsApp messages, when you think that they would be end-to-end encrypted, reality is something else.

sgt 11 months ago [–]

I've got backups disabled on WhatsApp and the app reminds me like once every few weeks "You should turn on your backups!". Easier to click yes.

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