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Telegram has optional E2E encryption (as does WhatsApp) which puts it ahead of Facebook Messenger. Unlike FB Messenger and WhatsApp, the company behind Telegram
by m12k 6y ago
Telegram has optional E2E encryption (as does WhatsApp) which puts it ahead of Facebook Messenger. Unlike FB Messenger and WhatsApp, the company behind Telegram so far doesn't have a history of selling your personal data. I'd say it's fairly competitive, though obviously not ahead of Signal
- eitland 6y ago> Telegram has optional E2E encryption (as does WhatsApp) WhatsApp, for all its faults is E2E-encrypted by default and all the time. Not that it helps much unless you avoid activating backups and convince all your contacts to avoid backups. I don't like WhatsApp (anymore), but we should stick to the facts.
- m12k 6y agoThanks for setting the record straight. I actually thought you needed to opt in (was that maybe how it worked when they first added it?) but I'm glad to hear it's always on
- thekyle 6y agoFacebook Messenger also has optional E2E encryption in a feature called Secret Conversations which is very similar to Telegram's Secret Chats. A big difference though is that Facebook uses the Signal protocol while Telegram rolled their own.