142 sats \ 4 replies \ @ZezzebbulTheMysterious 19 Apr \ parent \ on: China ordered Apple to remove WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram privacy
Telegram is a bad chat app for privacy. It’s less secure than WhatsApp. (Always on E2E). I’ve no idea how they convinced a bunch of cryptocurrency enthusiasts it’s secure — because it isn’t.
It is default unencrypted all group chats are unencrypted Only phone to phone 1:1 is encrypted in “secret chat mode”, which nobody uses.
Basically anything you write on telegram is unlikely to actually be encrypted such that only you and your counterparty can read it.
Signal is the correct answer if you want a private, secure messenger.
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10 sats \ 3 replies \ @fixthemoneyfixtheworld 19 Apr
Not only that, but the backend of Telegram is closed source and under Russian control.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @ZezzebbulTheMysterious 19 Apr
Closed source yes, but its not exactly under Russian control. The servers are not in Russia, and neither is the corp or Durov. Durov renounced his Russian citizenship. I don't think its fair to say its under Russia control.
That Russia blocked it from 2018, and then permitted it from 2020 is a little suspect however. It would suggest selective access may exist.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @TNStacker OP 19 Apr
False
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @fixthemoneyfixtheworld 19 Apr
License: GNU GPLv3 only with OpenSSL linking exception (clients), proprietary (server)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_(software)
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