> WhatsApp (Facebook) holds the key for this, but not the data, and law enforcement would need the cooperation of Facebook and Google/Apple to access the messag

> WhatsApp (Facebook) holds the key for this, but not the data, and law enforcement would need the cooperation of Facebook and Google/Apple to access the messages. It is a plaintext backup to Google Drive, whatsapp does not encrypt it before uploading it to Drive or iCloud. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26458102 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26458102 > But that is all completely opt-in You cannot control your contacts backup settings. Every contact I have (100+) has enabled the backup option, meaning all my 'e2ee' chats are uploaded in plaintext to Google servers. With Telegram, I can be sure e2ee/secret chats with my contacts are not going anywhere other than the device they were delivered to.