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How to Extract WhatsApp Messages from Your iCloud Backup

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WhatApp Messager 2.10.1 or later allows its iPhone users to back up the chat history to iCloud, the media (expect for your videos) will be backed up as well. If you reinstall WhatsApp next time or delete important information in WhatsApp, you can restore your chat history from your iCloud backup. Back up the chat messages to iCloud regularly is a good habit for data security. Back up WhatsApp Messages to iCloud in iOS Before you back up WhatsApp chat message to iCloud, you need to allow WhatApp to store documents and data in iCloud. For iOS 7 users, turn on WhatsApp from Settings -> iCloud -> Documents & Data , for iOS 8 users, turn on iCloud Drive from Settings -> iCloud -> iCloud Drive . Next, backup your chats in WhatsApp from Settings -> Chat Settings -> Chat Backup , you can also use auto-backup to do that.                                     ...

Facebook is asking users to judge the truthfulness of news headlines

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Facebook is apparently asking users to rate the quality of news stories on its service, after facing criticism for allowing fake or misleading news. At least three people on Twitter have posted surveys that ask whether a headline “uses misleading language” or “withholds key details of the story.” The earliest one we’ve seen was posted on December 2nd, and asked about a story from UK comedy site  Chortle . Two others reference stories   by rolling stone   and  The Philadelphia Inquirer. It’s not clear what Facebook plans to do with the survey results, and the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Facebook has recently gotten in trouble for failing to stop the spread of news that is either outright false or extremely misleading, especially that related to the recent election. The question about withholding details, however, seems to deal with more general concerns about low-quality “clickbait.” Facebook has rolled out ...