Mandatory 2FA and the idea that a logged-in WhatsApp app is needed to enable another is highly secure. Again, shifting to a trusted family of devices design, as with Apple’s ecosystem, would end this vulnerability. Non-mandatory 2FA and a surge in social engineering hacks to steal SMS one-time codes that activate accounts on a phone. WhatsApp has a serious issue verifying new devices.
IMessage Vs WhatsApp WhatsApp/iMessage/iCloud So, put simply, disable the generic iCloud backup and you’re fine. This undermines everything I’ve just said. If a user also enables a generic “iCloud Backup,” then Apple will store a copy of iMessage’s end-to-end encryption key. And while it does appear that WhatsApp is developing an encryption option for such backups, that’s still an archaic concept in the world of messaging as a cloud-based service.īefore you email me to argue differently, let’s acknowledge the serious caveat in Apple’s approach. WhatsApp already has a major issue with backups-they currently fall outside its end-to-end encryption when using Apple’s or Google’s cloud. You don’t have the concept of a daily backup. You can add new endpoints or allow your existing devices to catch-up when connecting. Essentially, you run a live, always-on backup using iCloud to keep all your devices fully in-sync. WABetaInfoĪpple’s iMessage architecture also does away with the need for a backup as such. I have approached WhatsApp for any comments on this update. Unlike iMessage, deleting content on one device will not do the same on others, which is a security gap. What this does seem to as regard syncing is a link back to the primary device, aligning pinned chats and starred messages more than content-deletions seem to be excluded. There is no full-scale, live and seamless sync.
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A new report out this week, based on code leaking from the latest WhatsApp beta, appears to confirm that WhatsApp will not match this functionality, that this update is not as “ radical” as hoped. If you have deleted a message, photo or conversation on one device, it will be removed from all of your devices.”Īs more details on WhatsApp’s alternative leak, it is becoming clear that it will fall way short. “You will always have the same view everywhere you use iMessage. “iCloud keeps your entire message history updated and available on all of your devices,” Apple explains. But iMessage is much more than linked devices, it’s a fully synchronized ecosystem that is fully protected by end-to-end encryption.
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