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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I use the apps my friends use but it gets tiring to keep up with so many.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

interestingly it's worse than whatsapp regarding privacy

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

and how? dont send me a decade old audit on the protocol which telegram abandoned around the same time.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (4 children)

chats are not e2e encrypted by default and group chats are never e2e encrypted. even whatsapp is e2ee for every chat.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And yet no one was able to crack it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

it's not about cracking anything it's about the telegram owners being able to read your messages???

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

not in group chats and most people don't care about it for 1-1 chats as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Telegram is more akin to Discord with secret chats, I wouldn't trust ZuCKs Whatsapp.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

And how does being e2ee by default guarantee you are secure? whatsapp doesnt even encrypt metadata.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't like whatsapp either but my claim still holds. e2ee by default for all chats is arguably more privacy respecting than opt-in e2ee for 1-1 chats only. and what metadata exactly does telegram encrypt but whatsapp does not?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

e2ee by default only for your data to be used when you back it up. Atleast there have been no data breaches reported in telegram so far

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

you can encrypt backups in whatsapp but we might agree on whatsapp and telegram being equally bad then

no data breaches reported in telegram so far

yes they hand it out voluntarily, search term: telegram german authorities

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

only if you are terrorist or do some CP stuff. Besides there are ton of reasons why I should use telegram. Its a lot more featureful, its easy for people to move their and its secure enough for me because I am not a terrorist and I dont sell drugs, thanks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

i have nothing to hide

okay buddy

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

nitpicking by avg signal fanboi.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

average telegram fanboi cope

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's fun watching people argue about things I don't care about. Like, y'all haven't already abandoned your sense of privacy to this world? Lol

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

These nerds will debate platforms way more than use them productively.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

It's fun though. I'm glad they keep an eye on this stuff because I don't and someone definitely should. But it really is just a hobby. It's fun how serious they take it. Super serious hobby lol. Love them to death though. Greatful too!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

They hated him, for he spoke the truth.