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> In Telegram, E2E encryption is not on by default in chats (it is on by default in calls), and is only available for one-to-one chats (the so-called Secret Cha
by mozey 6y ago
> In Telegram, E2E encryption is not on by default in chats (it is on by default in calls), and is only available for one-to-one chats (the so-called Secret Chats) and calls (including video-calls). Groups, independently of their size, are not E2E encrypted.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't WhatsApp E2E encrypted by default for a while now?
> The fact that Telegram does not publish server-side code while Signal does has no impact in the security assessment of these services... Still, from a security standpoint either of them is a better choice than WhatsApp
So if WhatsApp published the client code it would be at least as secure as Telegram, maybe better because it has E2E encryption enabled by default?
- ffpip 6y ago> So if WhatsApp published the client code it would be at least as secure as Telegram, maybe better because it has E2E encryption enabled by default? Whatsapp backups to Google Drive and iCloud. Telegram backs to their servers. More private since less parties involved. I can't control my contact's backup settings on Whatsapp. On telegram, I can start a 'secret chat' and make sure it never leaves that device.
- saurik 6y agoYou fundamentally never have control over your contact, and an honest piece of software doesn't put you in a position to make you believe you ever somehow do.