There are three basic “flavors” of text apps: Those that provide no encryption at all—meaning that anyone can read your text messages. Those that provide encryption, but not from end to end—meaning that the communication can be intercepted by third parties such as the service provider, which has knowledge of the encryption keys. Those that provide encryption from end to end—meaning that the communication can’t be read by third parties because the keys are stored on the individual devices.
Text apps
