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It's crazy to me how few people remember that, prior to its launch, Telegram was endlessly hyping up how it would be the most secure protocol ever, while trash-
by Analemma_ 6y ago
It's crazy to me how few people remember that, prior to its launch, Telegram was endlessly hyping up how it would be the most secure protocol ever, while trash-talking competitors and explicitly refusing to have their hand-rolled crypto examined by security professions... and then it was broken within days of launch by an admitted amateur [0]. I don't understand why this didn't immediately tank their credibility, but here we are.
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6948742 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6948742
- nucleardog 6y agoIt's almost as if "absolute security" was not the only, or even an important, consideration for most people. This should be obvious if you look at most popular chat apps: * WhatsApp * Facebook Messenger * WeChat It's like... a who's who of the worst privacy violators.