And if so, why exactly? It says it’s end-to-end encrypted. The metadata isn’t. But what is metadata and is it bad that it’s not? Are there any other problematic things?

I think I have a few answers for these questions, but I was wondering if anyone else has good answers/explanations/links to share where I can inform myself more.

  • bouh@lemmy.world
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    All they need is the encryption key for the message, and it’s not the message itself.

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      If they keys are held by them, they have access.

      When you log into another device, if all your chat history shows up, then their servers have your encryption key.