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		callmeal 22 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google can now read your WhatsApp messages Encrypted backups are "off" by default and need to be explicity turned on.

morsch 22 days ago [–]

I haven't installed Whatsapp from scratch in a long time, aren't backups off by default, overall?

whyoh 22 days ago | [–]

They're off by default, but there are regular prompts to enable them and I guess most people eventually do it.

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