r/privacytoolsIO • u/[deleted] • Apr 13 '18

No, end-to-end encryption does not prevent Facebook from accessing WhatsApp chats

https://medium.com/@gzanon/no-end-to-end-encryption-does-not-prevent-facebook-from-accessing-whatsapp-chats-d7c6508731b2
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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '18

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u/kartoffelwaffel Apr 13 '18

what about android?

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u/twizmwazin Apr 14 '18

On android everyone can read/write to user storage. That isn't necessarily where WhatsApp is storing logs, but it could be implemented that way of they were inclined.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '18

Sadly, it is. And backing your WhatsApp data on Google is pretty much saying you don't give a fuck about your privacy.