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For a start, I don't own, and don't want Apple devices. Also, stories about FISA overreach, PRISM, the rest of the alphabet soup plus gag orders do not particu
by dpq 7y ago
For a start, I don't own, and don't want Apple devices.
Also, stories about FISA overreach, PRISM, the rest of the alphabet soup plus gag orders do not particularly inspire confidence.
- w3rhn2j34oh5o 7y agothen use signal. friends don't let friends use telegram. Signal gives you all of this without the snake oil that telegram is selling you.
- dpq 7y agoYou use pretty strong language and have your facts wrong (in the post above when you say chats are stored in plain text). What's your angle? Also, we are discussing web login options here which afaik Signal doesn't support.
- w3rhn2j34oh5o 7y agoMy angle is stopping folks using and recommending telegram. Where are my facts wrong?
- dpq 7y agoLike I said, the chats are stored (or are claimed to be stored) in an encrypted form. But I think I understand why it may count as "stored unencrypted" in your eyes. Still, Signal won't cut it. It's too inconvenient to use, and while maybe it provides better security it's like a very strong password policy in a company that entices users to just write down passwords on Post-it notes. I couldn't get my friends use Signal, it's not there yet in terms of user friendliness (hell, I wouldn't use it). But Telegram works for me, and I consider it a substantial improvement over Whatsapp. YMMV.
- dcbadacd 7y agoSignal requires a phone number. If anything, use Keybase, you'll also get good team handling, file sharing and bunch of other nice convinience features.