eli5 What is the difference between user to user encryption and user to server encryption?

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In context to Whatsapp and Signal using User to User & Telegram using User to Server ( correct me if I’m wrong if not this)

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Telegram uses user-to-server encryption by default to support its multi-device architecture, but you can also use its “secret chat” feature for user-to-user (end-to-end) encryption.

Anonymous 0 Comments

With user to server encryption the server sees the data unencrypted. With user to user encryption the server only sees encrypted data.