Big WhatsApp update: your chat backups can now be end-to-end encrypted, here is how
India Today
WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption for chat backups has started rolling out to WhatsApp users on both iOS and Android devices. Here is how the feature can help you and how you can enable it on your WhatsApp account.
WhatsApp has finally started rolling out its much-awaited end-to-end encryption to WhatsApp chat backups. The encryption is being rolled out to WhatsApp users on both Android and iOS platforms around the globe. As expected, the new security feature will ensure an extra level of privacy to WhatsApp chats that will now extend right from your device to the cloud.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had first hinted at the new security feature last month in a post on the social media platform. Zuckerberg has now confirmed the rollout in yet another post, stating that the feature will bring more security to your private WhatsApp conversations.
