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The way that encrypted chat apps handle backups can be a loophole, so knowing how they work—and how those you communicate with use this feature—is very important. eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/back

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@eff Important article, but I'd add that using a weak password for encrypted backups completely defeats the encryption.

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