Your private messages to your nearest and dearest might be read by other people

WhatsApp users are being warned about the safety of their messages.
The app has two billion users across the world and was downloaded 13 million times in April 2021 alone.
However, WhatsApp has a worrying loophole that could make you a target for hackers.
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These hackers might be able to read your private messages sent to friends, family members and colleagues.
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Twitter use @WABetaInfo wrote: “WhatsApp is also working to bring end-to-end encrypted LOCAL backups on WhatsApp beta for Android!
“They were working on E2EE backups on Google Drive, but they will extend the feature for local backups as well. This feature will be available in a future update.”
“Can you explain more about local backup? Asking for a friend,” said one.
And another wrote: “What does e2e encryption even mean when we are talking about data encryption at rest? This makes no sense to me whatsoever.”
The app could be the target of hackers (Image: Getty Images/Tetra images RF)
“Will this enable restoring android backup to iOS?,” asked another.
@WABetaInfo replied: “No, because they are two different features.”
WhatsApp chats on the app are end-to-end encrypted but can be accessed on the cloud if they are backed up.
Media files and message histories can be accessed by authorities with a search warrant, it has been warned.
The cloud services are also susceptible to hacking from scammers and fraudsters, too, tech experts have spent years warning online.
WhatsApp is used by a huge number of Kent people and is one of the most successful and most popular messaging service apps in the world.
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