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How Meta Is Strengthening End-to-End Encrypted Backups

This dispatch details Meta's efforts to enhance end-to-end encrypted backups for WhatsApp and Messenger. The system utilizes a Hardware Security Module (HSM)-based Backup Key Vault to store recovery codes, making them inaccessible to Meta and cloud storage providers. This strengthens user privacy by ensuring message history protection is beyond the company's reach.

Meta Engineering·May 1, 2026

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