WhatsApp Forensic Artifacts: Chats Aren’t Being Deleted | Zdziarski's Blog of Things
thomwithoutanh's bookmarks 2016-08-10
Summary:
Sorry, folks, while experts are saying the encryption checks out in WhatsApp, it looks like the latest version of the app tested leaves forensic trace of all of your chats, even after you’ve deleted, cleared, or archived them… even if you “Clear All Chats”. In fact, the only way to get rid of them appears to be to delete the app entirely.