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From Gizmodo:
"Paul Manafort Learns That Encrypting Messages Doesn't Matter If the Feds Have a Warrant to Search Your iCloud Account"
https://gizmodo.com/paul-manafort-learns-that-encrypting-messages-doesnt-ma-1826561511
I _think_ I have iCloud turned off on my iPhone, but tbh I'm not sure (I don't use WhatsApp anyway though)
More on this, from Motherboard:
"Paul Manafort’s Terrible Encrypted Messaging OPSEC Got Him Additional Charges"
Good to know: "Some messaging apps specifically protect against this scenario by not allowing backups. Signal or Wire, for example, don’t have backup features."
