> This unencrypted file is then provided to drive if you select back up with Google drive in WhatsApp. And in terms of the grandparent's point about the public

> This unencrypted file is then provided to drive if you select back up with Google drive in WhatsApp. And in terms of the grandparent's point about the public not being notified for 5 years, perhaps not by Google is accurate, though it was raised by Telegram's founder in response to Snowden's recommendation of WA back in 2016 [1] and covered elsewhere [2]. Snowden was rather dismissive of the relevant point about this, which always puzzled me. [1] https://twitter.com/durov/status/778618631060066304 https://twitter.com/durov/status/778618631060066304 [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20170729003715/https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-security-threats-whatsapp-users-need-know/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170729003715/https://www.makeu...