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Telegram, is that the app created in Russia, where the gov demands a backdoor in the chat app? http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-anti-encryption-telegram-2

Telegram, is that the app created in Russia, where the gov demands a backdoor in the chat app? http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-anti-encryption-telegram-2016-6?r=US&IR=T&IR=T http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-anti-encryption-telegr... http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russia-demands-backdoor-spy-users-whatsapp-viber-telegram-messaging-apps-1566726 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russia-demands-backdoor-spy-users-w...

Aoyagi 10y ago
The third link in my search results: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/23/europe/pavel-durov-telegram-encryption/index.html http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/23/europe/pavel-durov-telegra... Man, I feel like a shill, but the flak Telegram gets is equally hilarious.
- explorigin 10y ago
  Timeframe is important here. Your reference is older than parents'.
dchest 10y ago
Telegram has flaws, but please stop this "Russian backdoors" FUD. They even have this in the FAQ: "While the Durov brothers were born in Russia, as were some of the key developers, Telegram is not connected to Russia – legally or physically. Telegram's HQ is in Berlin." https://telegram.org/faq#q-who-are-the-people-behind-telegram https://telegram.org/faq#q-who-are-the-people-behind-telegra... Also, "Since being dismissed as CEO of VK in 2014,[7] the Durov brothers have traveled the world in self-imposed exile[8] as citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis. [...] Durov is a self-described libertarian and vegetarian.[27] In 2012, he published manifestos described by commentators as "anarcho-capitalist" detailing his ideas on improving Russia[28]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Durov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Durov
- lambdadmitry 10y ago
  > Since being dismissed as CEO of VK in 2014,[7] the Durov brothers have traveled the world in self-imposed exile[8] as citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It's b/s. Durov regularly visits Saint-Petersburg's office where Telegram is built. Source: VK employees, own eyes, [0] (in Russian). [0]: http://uip.me/2016/04/dark-side-of-the-telegram/ http://uip.me/2016/04/dark-side-of-the-telegram/

Aoyagi 10y ago

The third link in my search results: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/23/europe/pavel-durov-telegram-encryption/index.html http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/23/europe/pavel-durov-telegra... Man, I feel like a shill, but the flak Telegram gets is equally hilarious.

explorigin 10y ago
Timeframe is important here. Your reference is older than parents'.

dchest 10y ago

Telegram has flaws, but please stop this "Russian backdoors" FUD. They even have this in the FAQ: "While the Durov brothers were born in Russia, as were some of the key developers, Telegram is not connected to Russia – legally or physically. Telegram's HQ is in Berlin." https://telegram.org/faq#q-who-are-the-people-behind-telegram https://telegram.org/faq#q-who-are-the-people-behind-telegra... Also, "Since being dismissed as CEO of VK in 2014,[7] the Durov brothers have traveled the world in self-imposed exile[8] as citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis. [...] Durov is a self-described libertarian and vegetarian.[27] In 2012, he published manifestos described by commentators as "anarcho-capitalist" detailing his ideas on improving Russia[28]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Durov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Durov

lambdadmitry 10y ago
> Since being dismissed as CEO of VK in 2014,[7] the Durov brothers have traveled the world in self-imposed exile[8] as citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It's b/s. Durov regularly visits Saint-Petersburg's office where Telegram is built. Source: VK employees, own eyes, [0] (in Russian). [0]: http://uip.me/2016/04/dark-side-of-the-telegram/ http://uip.me/2016/04/dark-side-of-the-telegram/