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Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp: chats encrypted in local storage on mobile devices?

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I wonder if the chat content’s are encrypted in local storage on mobile devices (iOS, Android).
I hardly found any reliable information about this topic.
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Court docs show FBI can unlock iPhones, access Signal messages

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By Waqas
Court documents have revealed the FBI has specific tools that allow the bureau to access private Signal messages even on locked iPhones.
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Signal issues workaround for Iran’s ban of messaging app

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Signal says it is introducing a connection method for the Android version of its app that can allow users in Iran to dodge their government’s efforts to block message traffic. The announcement comes after users in Iran began reporting issues with connecting to the end-to-end encrypted chat application in January, following a crackdown by the government. In a blog post Thursday, Signal said users of the Android version will be able to download the update “in a few days.” Signal’s popularity in Iran spiked recently after the popular WhatsApp messenger announced an update to its privacy policy that allowed more data to be shared with Facebook, its parent company. Users in Iran and elsewhere flocked to other options, particularly Signal, given its reputation for privacy. Iranian government officials noticed the increase in Signal users and blocked the app. Signal, which is run by a U.S.-based nonprofit foundation, vowed to fight. It […]

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Signal vows to fight blockage in Iran amid newfound popularity

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The Iranian government appears to have blocked Signal usage in recent days amid a newfound surge in popularity. Signal users in Iran began reporting issues connecting to the end-to-end encrypted chat application on Monday, according to Al Jazeera. The Open Observatory of Network Interference noted the apparent Signal blockage the same day. Some of the trouble began as early as Jan. 14 when Iran’s filtering committee labeled encrypted chat applications as “criminal content” and ordered them removed from local application stores. The government effort to restrict access to Signal’s encrypted messaging application comes in the wake of WhatsApp’s decision to announce an update to its privacy policy for business customers that would share their data with Facebook, WhatsApp’s parent company. The move was reportedly off-putting to so many users in Iran it appears to have pushed them to Signal, prompting the newfound attention from the Iranian government. Signal indicated on […]

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Bugs in Signal, other video chat apps allowed attackers to listen in on users

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Bugs in several messaging/video chat mobile apps allowed attackers to spy on targeted users’s surroundings. The vulnerabilities – in Signal, Google Duo, Facebook Messenger, JioChat, and Mocha – could be triggered by simply placing a c… Continue reading Bugs in Signal, other video chat apps allowed attackers to listen in on users→