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WhatsApp does not upload unencrypted chat history to Google for me. In fact, I don't even have a Google Account on my LineageOS device, so it can't upload to Go
by Fnoord 7y ago
WhatsApp does not upload unencrypted chat history to Google for me. In fact, I don't even have a Google Account on my LineageOS device, so it can't upload to Google either...
- berns 7y agoIf you're using a custom ROM or rooted phone, your messages won't be protected with end-to-end encryption. https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/26000005/?category=5245235 https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/26000005/?category=52452...
- StavrosK 7y agoWait wait wait what? Does this mean they disable encryption, or just that the messages will be as "unprotected" as being affected with a key logger?
- gsich 7y agoIt's FUD.
- dodobirdlord 7y agoPresumably they expect the OS security primitives to work in a particular way, and since they can't rely on that from a rooted device they just don't bother.
- fwn 7y agoHow would I know whether the person I'm writing to has a rooted phone? I'm not a security expert, but this sounds like an obvious problem.