So does #WhatsApp and #Apple iMessage, and likely many other apps. Open a terminal on a Mac and check:
strings ~/Library/Group\ Containers/group.net.whatsapp.WhatsApp.shared/ChatStorage.sqlite
strings ~/Library/Messages/chat.db
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/04/chatgpt-mac-app-stored-chats-plain-text/
On macOS, iMessage stores the chat history locally in plain text, but the data is sandboxed and no other process can access it without permission. …🧵
#privacy #infosec #macos
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