What is end-to-end encryption?

Only sender and receiver can read the message.

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  1. Only the app company can read it
  2. Anyone on the network can read it
  3. Only sender and receiver can read the message ✔

Why: End-to-end encryption keeps messages private between the people communicating.

Huh, didn't know that: End-to-end encryption keeps messages private between the people communicating.

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End-to-end means the middle can't peek.
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References

Answer: Only sender and receiver can read the message. End-to-end encryption keeps messages private between the people communicating.

  1. Scouting America: Cybersecurity www.scouting.org/merit-badges/cybersecurity
    Download and set up an app (from an official app store) that uses end-to-end encryption
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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