WhatsApp is finally simplifying privacy for its users worldwide with the addition of passkey-encrypted chat backups, a feature that will make securing your conversations simple yet highly secure. The new system replaces traditional passwords and 64-digit encryption keys with biometric authentication, using your fingerprint, face, or device screen lock to protect your chat history.

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Until now, users could enable end-to-end encryption for their backups, but it required either entering a password or manually storing a long encryption key, which was both time-consuming and easy to forget. WhatsApp’s new passkey system integrates directly with a phone’s built-in security hardware, providing the same level of encryption but with far greater ease o

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