What it literally means is that if WhatsApp disables your account and installs it somewhere else, under its own control, then it would see future messages in that specific chat. In contrast, Telegram’s accusation that “WhatsApp can access this chat” is very misleading. As such, Telegram can access all this content if it so chooses-your only protection is its adherence to its own privacy policy. Telegram does not offer end-to-end encryption by default, with most of its traffic secured by Telegram’s own encryption keys on its own cloud. So, what’s the truth here? Should you worry that WhatsApp really is “lying” to you, as Telegram alleges, that it can read all your private messages after all?įirst things first.
