- Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) will be extending encryption on WhatsApp messaging service when stored on Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ: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.
- Price Action: FB shares traded higher by 0.71% at $380.70 on the last check Friday.
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