The Cloud Support dialog is encrypted

Share Is finally ready to confirm
Encryption Final to final data,
On your smartphone or in the cloud. Previously, the instant messaging application only provided such encryption for backups on the user’s phone.

Conversations saved le cloud Don’t worry then, reports 01 Net. But starting this Thursday, iCloud (iOS) and Google Drive (
Android), Pointed out
Facebook, Owner of WhatsApp, at A blog note.

Well protected data

The option is optional. To take advantage of it, you need to go to the security settings of the application and enable backup encryption from end to end. To protect this backup, you must select one Password Get the 64-digit encryption key of your choice or known only to you.

Advantage of this security: Your data will be accessible, but only to you. WhatsApp or not Apple Or Google, which owns storage services, can’t access them and consult your messages.

Facebook warns that using this new feature will be slow. With over 2 billion users, it should come as no surprise that this new cyber security option is not accessible right now.