WhatsApp is blocking Telegram links

Post by eru » Wed, Dec 02, 2015, 12:08 AM UTC

funkyy wrote: post #196

rms_returns wrote: post #76

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We have many like Google plus, twitter, linkedin, reddit and even hacker news (catering to a specific niche). Problem here is that too many people whom we may call "less tech savvy" won't leave FB. So, in order to stay "compatible" with them, we need to keep our FB accounts active!

None listed by you come even close to what Facebook offer to majority of users. Linkedin is work environment and people wont go personal there, Twitter is just status update thing that really tries to become something bigger but fail to see what people outside their user base want and Google Plus is a joke - I am to this day surprised that they created it as Facebook killer, not as LinkedIn killer since obviously it…

Post by sasvari » Wed, Dec 02, 2015, 12:16 AM UTC

HappyTypist wrote: post #192

I think this is a good opportunity to plug Signal. Telegram uses a non-standard DIY crypto protocol that already had attacks, its chats are not end to end encrypted by default, and Telegram stores all your messages in the cloud by default while deceptively advertising as a 'private' alternative. Signal / TextSecure on the other hand is encrypted by default, implements more thoroughly audited cryptography, and is reco…

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Dec 02, 2015, 12:39 AM UTC

codeshaman wrote: post #198

chc wrote: post #168

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I don't think Telegram is something people who need security should be using, but this kind of stylistic shaming toward open-source projects is useless at best and harmful in most cases.

Maybe I'm wrong, but last time I checked, Telegram is not entirely "open source". The core part of the service is secret. Which kind of voids the whole 'open source' argument and actually makes this whole project doubly sneaky.. Also, open source does not automatically imply high quality or immunity from criticism. In this particular case, when people can be arrested or even executed for what they say (in some countr…

Post by jklp » Wed, Dec 02, 2015, 12:45 AM UTC

bad_user wrote: post #167

mintplant wrote: post #157

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No desktop client. There's a Chrome App being worked on, but that's not an ideal setup. I really don't know why they aren't focuing on this, as it's absolutely the #1 issue whenever I talk to someone about Signal. Even the Chrome App packaged in a standalone Electron-like setup would be better. edit: Apparently alpha versions of NW.js now support running Chrome Apps. This could be interesting. https://groups.google.c…

WhatsApp doesn't have a desktop client either.

Post by rodgerd » Wed, Dec 02, 2015, 1:03 AM UTC

plusquamperfekt wrote: post #78

rms_returns wrote: post #76

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We have many like Google plus, twitter, linkedin, reddit and even hacker news (catering to a specific niche). Problem here is that too many people whom we may call "less tech savvy" won't leave FB. So, in order to stay "compatible" with them, we need to keep our FB accounts active!

- Google plus: that would be kind of pointless, wouldn't it? - LinkedIn: The worst of the worst ... :D - HN / Reddit / Twitter: How do you share pictures privately with friends? (to name one necessary feature)