I use WhatsApp currently and so does everyone I know, is it worth switching and trying to convince other people to use it?
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My friends are geeks and my family got Telegram as well now. Works!
Journalists used to use telegram to communicate with Jihadis in Syria/Iraq/Egypt but not anymore because it was highly suspected Russia had access to the conversations. Works?
Got any proof?
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#43Now if only everyone that I know used Telegram.
Well, almost everyone here in Iran uses Telegram. They estimate tens of millions of users, which is practically everyone with a smartphone. It’s channels are extremely popular too. They’re a major main source of content and news for a lot of users.
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#44How can it be at 1.0 and still have not implemented secret chats?
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#45Native all the way! Opening github page of app and seeing that pink line instead of yellow (line that represents languages used in project) made me smile! I am really surprised they did native app, plus it looks really nice, I tought "sigh, another electron app", but to my surprise I was wrong! Good job for guys at Telegram, respect.
No secret chats in Telegram Desktop means its primary selling point is lost.
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#46How can it be at 1.0 and still have not implemented secret chats?
Um, secret chats have been there for a long time.
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#47How can it be at 1.0 and still have not implemented secret chats?
Um, secret chats have been there for a long time.
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#48PSA: Telegram is dangerous snake oil—bad crypto. Don't use it, don't let friends use it. https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/81899003583181619... https://twitter.com/kaepora/status/819181464369577984 https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/81919238137120358...
Interesting because the friend who told me about Telegram said it was more secure other messengers.
Does anybody know how many users are on Telegram and who owns them? Can you invest in them?
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I was just about to post something similar. I'm actually surprised to see a positive post of Telegram on HN. For the love of crypto, please stick to Signal protocol-based messaging applications. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Protocol Edit: add link http://www.cryptofails.com/post/70546720222/telegrams-crypta...
Are there any Signal-based messaging applications that work on the desktop without having to tether an Android or IOS smartphone to it, and without having to use a phone number as identifier?
Riot.im uses the OLM encryption library (that is also used by XMPP OMEMO, see the OMEMO XEP). The OLM protocol is (I gather) very similar to the Signal protocol.
Riot is based on Matrix which is a decentralized protocol (you're not tied to one company), and it doesn't need your phone number.
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Are there any Signal-based messaging applications that work on the desktop without having to tether an Android or IOS smartphone to it, and without having to use a phone number as identifier?
Facebook Messenger.
Wait, are you saying messenger is secure and private? As if Facebook would want to give up a source of data for marketing?