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It is possible to back up the WhatsApp folder if using Android, with the likes of total commander or any other file browser. It can then be decrypted with a si
by kzalesak 2mo ago
It is possible to back up the WhatsApp folder if using Android, with the likes of total commander or any other file browser.
It can then be decrypted with a simple access to the _sim card_, i.e. a way to receive a message, meaning that anything backed up to Google drive should not considered safe from a dedicated state actor (even if the other party did it). It is quite easy to demonstrate with a new phone or an emulator.
I have doubts on how much the US gov needs to break the Whisper protocol when they have such easy to get side attacks.
- dwedge 2mo agoI was under the impression that to backup the encrypted whatsapp you need to enable your own encryption key, which presumably makes it more secure but of course that's trusting Meta's implementation