4 ms·
> it has not crippled itself to virtue signal E2E It's worth considering that there's a place in the world for both a security-first IM system and a features-f
by Zak 5y ago
> it has not crippled itself to virtue signal E2E
It's worth considering that there's a place in the world for both a security-first IM system and a features-first IM system. While Telegram does offer optional encryption, I'm not sure I'd trust it if I wanted to hide the content of my communication from a sophisticated adversary.
- packetlost 5y agoIf you're trying to hide your communications from state-level actors, there are better options than a consumer messaging platform
- Zak 5y agoThere might be if everyone in the conversation is sophisticated enough to use them. If you're trying to set up communication with a large number of people who have consumer-level technical knowledge in a country that had a coup two days ago and is now suffering a crackdown at the hands of the new military dictatorship, Signal might be just the ticket.