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Re:US reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encry... by codexetreme on Saturday January 31, 2026 @10:59AM (#46837777)
Might be a rookie question. But exactly why would chat history not work?
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Re:US reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encry... by ryanscio on Saturday January 31, 2026 @11:06AM (#46837836)
It would, just not on new devices without moving keys via already-trusted device. This is what WhatsApp presumably does
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Re:US reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encry... by kachapopopow on Saturday January 31, 2026 @06:29PM (#46842006)
That's the thing, it does not and it has been known that it does not do this. The keys are stored on the server and the server sends them to your device on login. They do have some kind of machine-id encoded in it, but that is just for show.
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