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WhatsApp beefs up security, adds encryption to iCloud backups

May 9, 2017

MESSAGING SERVICE WhatsApp has rolled out encryption for messages stored on Apple’s iCloud, closing a loophole that meant chats were accessible in a readable form.

Forbes has the scoop, and reports that WhatsApp added the extra layer of security in late-2016 in a bid to stop hackers, along with law enforcement agencies, from getting their dirty mitts on messages stored in iCloud.

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