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		tillulen 12 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested at French ai... Private messages aren’t end-to-end encrypted either. The so-called secret chats are end-to-end encrypted but are a major pain to use. I doubt that feature sees much use.

mikae1 12 months ago [–]

Yes, private messages can be E2EE. But as you say, they're a hassle (no sync between devices as an example).

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