Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app?
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Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app?
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#2The worst thing is that almost every non-techie who uses Telegram thinks Telegram in general is e2ee.
Re: Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app?
#3The worst thing is that almost every non-techie who uses Telegram thinks Telegram in general is e2ee.
100% this. most people do not realize that all those non-secrete messages from private chats and group chats are stored in database that people at telegram has access to.
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#4No, it is not.
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#5I thought this was going to be just a big "NO." like the are we X yet? pages.
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#6If telegrams encryption is so bad why is Pavel Durov under arrest?
The arrest cites that he was not cooperating with authorities to crack down on various drug illegal activities on telegram. None of the other social networks have their ceos arrested. Is it simply that telegram is the only one without backdoors for five eyes?
It seems to me the secret chat feature actually works too well?
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#7The worst thing is that almost every non-techie who uses Telegram thinks Telegram in general is e2ee.
Amplified by journalists, and most frustratingly to me even some techies that just can't be bothered to properly examine all available facts despite their technical capabilities to examine them.
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#8Telegram offers end-to-end encryption in the same way that McDonalds offers salads.
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#9It’s not encrypted by default, and even if it were encrypted, you should never trust any connected device with anything important. That being said, Telegram is hands down the best communication platform right now. It is feature-rich, with features implemented years ago that are only now being added to other platforms. It has normal chatting/video calls, groups, channels, and unlimited storage in theory, all for free. I just hope it doesn’t go downhill after what happened these last days because there’s no proper replacement that fulfills all Telegram features at once.
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#10It is weirdly fascinating that this question has to be answered on a semi-regular basis. I am not sure if it is more of an insight into humans, ephemeral nature of software or concern that something major has changed.