> I'm sorry, but that's not how computer software works. Anyone who knows what a basic block is can straightforwardly verify the claims WhatsApp is making.
Even if you can verify that the encryption is indeed E2D, can you also be sure that your messages are not simultaneously transferred to Facebook before they are encrypted?
I invite you to read the thread I linked, because this whole discussion has been rehashed several times over on HN already.
I’ll take that risk over no default e2ee on Telegram any day.
that sounds a bit like you'd prefer a certificate guaranteing that you will never die over one that pays when you do.