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People need to get the fact that all traffic across the Internet traverses lots of people's systems. There is no difference between it relaying off Google vs Verizon, AT&T, Amazon, OVH, or dozens of other carriers and cloud providers.

Like you say that is the point of end to end crypto.



There is a difference, because these people in the middle don't have your contacts and don't have root on your phone.


This is a common problem with nearly all software, especially on phones.


A common problem that is mostly solved by other services (like the black phone).


At some point you have to trust someone unless you refine you own silicon, make your own chips, audit every line of code they run, etc.




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