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"Telegram provides a feature called "Links previews" that's available and on by default in not encrypted chats, anyways if you use a "Secret chat", Telegram app
by Gasp0de 8y ago
"Telegram provides a feature called "Links previews" that's available and on by default in not encrypted chats, anyways if you use a "Secret chat", Telegram app ask to you if you want to use "links previews" adversiting that it previews are done in the server side. How can they know what links are you writing? Can they read your messages still if you are using "Secret chats"? (Not sure but is a edge case)."
They probably do pattern matching on the app, why would they need to send anything to the servers for content previews?
- morrbo 8y agoNot verified but i'd imagine the retrieval of the metadata (the cards/tags needed to show the image previews, etc.) is done by proxying via telegram servers, possible to prevent semi-doxxing someone (returning their real IP) just by sending them a message?