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Secret chat messages exist only on users' devices and leave no server-side record, meaning Telegram cannot produce secret chat content in response to legal demands or data breaches affecting its servers.
Messages sent in secret chats are not retained by Telegram on its servers and generate no server-side logs.
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Secret chat messages exist only on users' devices and leave no server-side record, meaning Telegram cannot produce secret chat content in response to legal demands or data breaches affecting its servers.
Messages sent in secret chats are not retained by Telegram on its servers and generate no server-side logs.
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