[hnburnsy]

>iMessage uses end-to-end encryption, and Apple has, on multiple occasions, refused to add a backdoor to its systems.

The backdoor is that you cannot exclude iMessage from your enabled by default iCloud backup.

[webmobdev]

Apple’s iMessage Is Secure … Unless You Have iCloud Enabled - https://www.howtogeek.com/710509/apples-imessage-is-secure.....

[tinus_hn]

Unless you have iCloud backup enabled, actually.