Telegram CEO: WhatsApp end-to-end encryption is a "massive consumer fraud"

2026-04-13 03:59:28

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Mars Finance reports that, according to Cointelegraph, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov called WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption a “massive consumer fraud.” He pointed out that approximately 95% of private messages are ultimately stored as unencrypted backups on Apple and Google servers. Durov believes this situation puts users’ privacy and security at risk, despite WhatsApp claiming that its message transmission uses end-to-end encryption, the actual backup mechanism fails to ensure complete encryption of user information. The statement has sparked industry concern over privacy protection measures of mainstream communication apps.

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