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Definitely not banned in Russia: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/19/last-apps-standing-...
They tried in 2018, but couldn't pull it off. It's unclear what Telegram agreed to in 2020 to get officially unblocked though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_Telegram_in_Russia
Most likely implementing FSB backdoors.
Wonder if Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, etc will be added to this list. While US may consider them national security assets, it is usually the opposite that is true. Like building backdoors into encryption, these services build backdoors into peoples lives. Also note, it usually often only takes one rogue employee with superuser access to compromise a system.
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I think a lot of people have been saying this for years. However most people until recently thought it was unfounded hyperbola. We should at least be skeptical given the connections the founder has.
Just like, until recently, Europe (and especially Germany) thought it was paranoia to treat Russian oil and gas dependence as a risk.
Telegram is next?
I found it always fishy that telegram applauds itself for being a secure messenger but decided against encryption by default. With the flick of a switch every doubt would go away but alas.
This take is either naive in the extreme, or disingenuous.
For a security company trying to maintain a trusted reputation, neither of those two options is good.
While possibly technically accurate, it is a dodge or a flub that overlooks the fact that their autonomy can be usurped by the governments where they are based and where they operate.
To be fair, this is true of almost any company I can think of, although I wonder if a DAO could get around it.
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I think a lot of people have been saying this for years. However most people until recently thought it was unfounded hyperbola. We should at least be skeptical given the connections the founder has.
Just like, until recently, Europe (and especially Germany) thought it was paranoia to treat Russian oil and gas dependence as a risk.
Wonder if Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, etc will be added to this list. While US may consider them national security assets, it is usually the opposite that is true. Like building backdoors into encryption, these services build backdoors into peoples lives. Also note, it usually often only takes one rogue employee with superuser access to compromise a system.
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IIRC Telegram is banned in Russia, and its CEO is not in good terms with the Russian government.
Definitely not banned in Russia: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/19/last-apps-standing-...