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I don't understand why Telegram is categorized as "You are the product" there. In particular, I thought the most prominent criticisms of Telegram (including tho
by schoen 9y ago
I don't understand why Telegram is categorized as "You are the product" there. In particular, I thought the most prominent criticisms of Telegram (including those linked to on this page) were related to engineering rather than to its business model or privacy practices.
- nikivi 9y agoIt was put there due to its questionable implementation of its own crypto. However you are right that the messenger is marketed as secure and safe.
- walterbell 9y agoWill you be adding Wire to the list? https://www.trustedsec.com/2016/12/wire-messenger-new-competitor-signal/ https://www.trustedsec.com/2016/12/wire-messenger-new-compet...
- devrandomguy 9y agoIMO, requiring a mobile number is grounds for disqualification, because it strongly identifies a person, and can be abused quite badly. Telegram demands a mobile number, even though it does not need to place calls. Check out Wire for an alternative. http://wire.com/ http://wire.com/
- ktta 9y agoSignal does the exact same thing.