> This unencrypted file is then provided to drive if you select back up with Google drive in WhatsApp.
Why can't they just encrypt the data?! It makes no sense. I manually back up my messages because of this. After some time WhatsApp will start nagging me to enable cloud backups. I suppose this fits into the "annoy users until they give up their privacy" theme in the litigation document.
Encrypt it with what key? WhatsApp doesn't have passwords, it's fully based on phone number verification. Do you want WhatsApp to hold the key for you? Or prompt you to create a key which they won't be able to recover?
Why can't they just encrypt the data?! It makes no sense. I manually back up my messages because of this. After some time WhatsApp will start nagging me to enable cloud backups. I suppose this fits into the "annoy users until they give up their privacy" theme in the litigation document.