And it's worse if you live in the UK:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122234

In fact on this page they still claim iMessage is end-to-end encrypted.

>has always been able to read encrypted iMessage messages

...assuming you have icloud backups enabled, which is... totally expected? What's next, complaining about bitlocker being backdoored because microsoft can read your onedrive files?

I remember reading this recently. Not saying it’s true but it got my attention

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2025 Blind Item #7 The celebrity CEO says his new chat system is so secure that even he can't read the messages. He is lying. He reads them all the time.