Telegram, a.k.a. “Stand back, we have Math PhDs”
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Telegram, a.k.a. “Stand back, we have Math PhDs”
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Re: Telegram, a.k.a. “Stand back, we have Math PhDs”
#2Well that escalated quickly.
Still, nowhere near as bad as Whatsapp I'm assuming?
Re: Telegram, a.k.a. “Stand back, we have Math PhDs”
#3Ouch.
Re: Telegram, a.k.a. “Stand back, we have Math PhDs”
#4Well that escalated quickly. Still, nowhere near as bad as Whatsapp I'm assuming?
Just use RedPhone. Moxie knows what he's doing and it's auditable + good technology.
Whatsapp is a joke, but lower friction matters much more for their market.
Re: Telegram, a.k.a. “Stand back, we have Math PhDs”
#5Typical NIH syndrome.
They hired some smart people who are not cryptographic experts and now their cryptography is broken. Which is pretty much the story for anyone who has ever created a custom cryptographic system (and the story of SSL for the first few years).
Re: Telegram, a.k.a. “Stand back, we have Math PhDs”
#6There is also a dialogue between author and Telegram happening in the comments as of right now.
Re: Telegram, a.k.a. “Stand back, we have Math PhDs”
#7Why so smug? I've seen this attitude in all types of IT heads (sys admins easily being the worst of the bunch) over the years. What is it about techies that they come over so smug when pointing out deficiencies in others? I still have the shame and anger provoking memory of two techies sniggering not-so-openly at me because I didn't know about name service switch in UNIX because guess what, I don't know everything. What happened to good grace and manners or is there no space left in your brain after it is filled up with all the l33t tech guru knowledge?
You may be right, but it galls me that you are.
Rant over. I wish Telegram all the success in the world. I hope they bulletproof their crypto and add another slick option to the growing list out there to stick it to the man.
Must have gotten out of the wrong side of the bed this morning.
Re: Telegram, a.k.a. “Stand back, we have Math PhDs”
#8Why so smug? I've seen this attitude in all types of IT heads (sys admins easily being the worst of the bunch) over the years. What is it about techies that they come over so smug when pointing out deficiencies in others? I still have the shame and anger provoking memory of two techies sniggering not-so-openly at me because I didn't know about name service switch in UNIX because guess what, I don't know everything. W…
This has nothing to do with smugness. If you market your product as a secure alternative, it better be secure.
Re: Telegram, a.k.a. “Stand back, we have Math PhDs”
#9Why so smug? I've seen this attitude in all types of IT heads (sys admins easily being the worst of the bunch) over the years. What is it about techies that they come over so smug when pointing out deficiencies in others? I still have the shame and anger provoking memory of two techies sniggering not-so-openly at me because I didn't know about name service switch in UNIX because guess what, I don't know everything. W…
The issue is that they claim their system is secure. Peoples lives can literally depend on encryption actually doing what it says on the tin; this software does not. It's the epitome of home grown encryption.
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#10Why so smug? I've seen this attitude in all types of IT heads (sys admins easily being the worst of the bunch) over the years. What is it about techies that they come over so smug when pointing out deficiencies in others? I still have the shame and anger provoking memory of two techies sniggering not-so-openly at me because I didn't know about name service switch in UNIX because guess what, I don't know everything. W…
In general, it's largely due to insecurity. I'm not saying that this is the case here, as I didn't pick up on it, but your comment definitely resonated with me, and this is something that bugs me more than I'd like on an ongoing basis. Over the last few years, I've been trying to become better at saying "I don't know", which can sometimes be really difficult in some tech circles.