WhatsApp backups will no longer count towards the Google Drive storage quota (faq.whatsapp.com) 1 points by sreedhark 7y ago ↗ HN
[–] sreedhark 7y ago ↗ WhatsApp backups that haven't been updated in more than one year will be automatically removed from Google Drive storage. To avoid the loss of any backups, manually back up your WhatsApp data before November 12, 2018.
[–] throw23 7y ago ↗ so that means they have figured out a way to monetize it? [–] sreedhark 7y ago ↗ I had the same thought [–] cascom 7y ago ↗ yes - i don't think your chat backups are encrypted, so now google and facebook can read them
[–] cascom 7y ago ↗ yes - i don't think your chat backups are encrypted, so now google and facebook can read them
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