The client could send the request to Apple though, and pass the URL through that way, instead of requesting the actual URL. There's a trade-off there though that Apple gets to see all the links being sent over iMessage.
> There's a trade-off there though that Apple gets to see all the links being sent over iMessage.
Exactly, this is what all the other replies saying 'just proxy the client URL call through Apple' are missing. It's not just that the iMessage was encrypted. There's also _why_ it is encrypted in the first place.
Exactly, this is what all the other replies saying 'just proxy the client URL call through Apple' are missing. It's not just that the iMessage was encrypted. There's also _why_ it is encrypted in the first place.