> I obviously was referring to e2ee;
So you admit you weren't just spreading inaccuracies you heard from someone else but you knew you were posting disinformation.
> I further stand by my assertion that Telegram's encryption is nearly guaranteed to be backdoored, because there is literally zero reason for a startup to invest the massive engineering resources needed to successfully develop and maintain its own encryption algorithms, unless they were being paid to do so.
This is a good argument.
> Do you seriously think Putin would allow a domestic company to develop a communication tool that would allow Russians to communicate with each other in complete privacy?
Telegram is not a Russian company?
>> prove it or shut up.
> Go read the HN commenting policy (specifically around civility) or shut up.
Sorry. I was too harsh. I actually regret.
Compared to willfully spreading disinformation however it seems pretty minor though?
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A bit more: I know local police used to use Telegram. That worries me.
It is actually even more complicated:
If Putin reads my most personal messages I don't care.
If NSA or even worse, local police actually took their time to read my messages I'd be mad or worried.
However if FSB asked for help they would need a very good reason and I'd try to consult with local law enforcement first.
If local police however asked for help I'd go out of my way to help them.