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Re:US reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encry... by xvector on Saturday January 31, 2026 @11:00AM (#46837782)
This is a total misunderstanding of how E2EE works.

I need to either enter my password or let the app access my iCloud Keychain to let it derive the backup encryption key.

It's also well known that they worked with the Moxie's team to implement the same E2EE protocol as Signal. So messages are E2EE as well.

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Re:US reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encry... by kachapopopow on Sunday February 01, 2026 @12:25PM (#46847689)
I can sign in from my apple device to my android device purely using my credentials so as far as I know it is just for show.
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