A better alternative would be Signal https://whispersystems.org/ https://whispersystems.org/ Telegram is a terrible alternative. Messages aren't even end to en

A better alternative would be Signal https://whispersystems.org/ https://whispersystems.org/ Telegram is a terrible alternative. Messages aren't even end to end encrypted by default and they're kept accessible on Telegrams servers. See the recent news on how a russian activists Telegram account got hacked giving them access to all stored messages: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2016/04/30/russia-telegram-hack/ https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2016/04/30/russia-telegram-h... Also this: Thomas H. Ptacek: By default Telegram stores the PLAINTEXT of EVERY MESSAGE every user has ever sent or received on THEIR SERVER. Edward Snowden: I respect @durov, but Ptacek is right: @telegram's defaults are dangerous. Without a major update, it's unsafe. https://twitter.com/tqbf/status/678065993587945472 https://twitter.com/tqbf/status/678065993587945472 https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/678271881242374144 https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/678271881242374144 https://twitter.com/moxie/status/678219238394298372 https://twitter.com/moxie/status/678219238394298372 https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/678274362609426432 https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/678274362609426432 And the response from Pavel where he admits that security isn't a priority https://twitter.com/durov/status/678305311921410048 https://twitter.com/durov/status/678305311921410048