First off, iMessage isn't open source, and Apple hasn't published details of the protocol either, so we don't know if their statements on the security of iMessa

First off, iMessage isn't open source, and Apple hasn't published details of the protocol either, so we don't know if their statements on the security of iMessage are actually true. Even without knowing all the details, there are some concerning things we can observe about iMessage: http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/06/can-apple-read-your-imessages.html?m=1 http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/06/can-apple-re...