Re:WhatsApp CEO on the controversy surrounding proposed Germ...
by ffpip on Sunday March 14, 2021 @03:32PM
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> 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.
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.
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
> 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.