WhatsApp To Offer Chat Encryptions In Cloud Backups

Facebook Inc FB will be extending encryption on WhatsApp messaging service when stored on Apple Inc AAPL and Alphabet Inc GOOG GOOGL Google's cloud services, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Now, Facebook will allow users to choose to enable end-to-end encryption on their backups, suggesting neither WhatsApp nor the cloud-service providers will be able to access them, Bloomberg reports.
Users will have to enable settings for the encryption with a password.
WhatsApp's privacy updates faced backlash earlier this year as users flocked to rivals Signal and Telegram.
The new WhatsApp option would help users back up their chat messages, including images, while opting out of Apple's scanning system.
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