Google Authenticator sync lacks end-to-end encryption, but Google is working on it

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Google Authenticator account syncing doesn't support end-to-end encryption, but Google is working on it - here's what that means.

Google product manager Christiaan Brand addressed the matter on Twitter. He revealed that support for end-to-end encryption is coming.

We encrypt data in transit, and at rest, across our products, including in Google Authenticator. E2EE is a powerful feature that provides extra protections, but at the cost of enabling users to get locked out of their own data without recovery.The exec also said that Google started rolling out optional end-to-end encryption in some products, and Google Authenticator will follow.

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