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Which is why, as crazy as it may sound, telegram is genuinely less secure than WhatsApp for most people
by unicornfinder 6y ago
Which is why, as crazy as it may sound, telegram is genuinely less secure than WhatsApp for most people
- ffpip 6y agoTelegram has not given any private data to any government. They have been banned (that didn't stop them tho) for this. Whatsapp backsups are strongly encouraged by the app on a frequent basis. You cannot control the backup settings for your contacts. Therefore almost every group is backed up to google drive. Google has allegedly given this data to the authorities because these chats have leaked in a popular case here in India. https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-ncb-retrieved-whatsapp-chats-allegedly-between-deepika-padukone-and-her-manager-133783 https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-ncb-retrieved-what... https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/bollywood-whatsapp-chats-are-leaking-how-and-is-whatsapp-safe-1724977-2020-09-24 https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/bollywood-wh...
- 7v3x3n3sem9vv 6y agoThe unfortunate reality is that moving to Telegram is moving to a new Facebook. Yes, they offer a bunch of fancy features, unfortunately it's at the price of true privacy. All your data, for all perpetuity, will be stored on telegram servers where you hope that at no point in the future will they be compromised or forced to rat you out. This is not a problem that Signal faces as they do not keep any of your data.
- tpoacher 6y agoThey comply with the GDPR. You have the right and ability to both export and delete your data at short notice.
- cft 6y agoI switched to Telegram long time ago when Putin presented an ultimatum to hand over the private keys to its founder, exiling the founder as a result. He never had any problems or ultimatums with WhatsApp.