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Media backups are not encrypted, but data is. Backup key security is compromised by usability concerns (the need to restore the backup to a new phone without t
by snthd 8y ago
Media backups are not encrypted, but data is.
Backup key security is compromised by usability concerns (the need to restore the backup to a new phone without the old one).
https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2018/01/extract-and-decrypt-whatsapp-backups-from-google/ https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2018/01/extract-and-decrypt-whats...
- ben1040 8y agoAh, I know WhatsApp warns you about setting up backups that it's not subject to encryption, but I guess I took that to be the entirety and not just media. Which is still a big gap, since in 2018 we share lots of media in chats. In any case you are right that if you can restore an "encrypted" backup onto a fresh phone without any info from the old one, then all the bits necessary to do are held by parties who can be legally compelled to give them up.
- reitanqild 8y agoLast I checked it was really easy to get data out of a WhatsApp backup. No special skills needed except running locating the file, running a command and connecting using SQLite or something.