When a third party app says they offer “end to end encryption,” what does that mean?

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When messaging/journaling/etc apps say this, what does it actually mean, and why does it give people reassurance that their private info is safe?

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It means it is encrypted on your device, and only decrypted when it reaches the other device.

Sometimes, apps will encrypt the data once it hits the servers, so that, but it is transmitted to those servers un-encrypted first.

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