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Conversations = Texting

The connection between texting and conversation is an obvious 1-to-1: the exchange of words between two or more people. Unlike a face-to-face conversation between people, text messages sent between parties leave a record. This is where End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) is important. E2EE is a secure method of protecting text conversations where only the sender and receiver in a conversation can read what is written. Chances are you're already using a messaging service that has E2EE. Appleā€™s IMessage and FaceTime are E2EE. Now, the question we must ask is whether we trust the companies hosting the servers through which we communicate.

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