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> If telegram was weak: Jan 6th and Jihadi terrorists wouldn't use it. You must have missed this piece [1]: > The app was in fact secretly built by the FBI, a
by selcuka 5y ago
> If telegram was weak: Jan 6th and Jihadi terrorists wouldn't use it.
You must have missed this piece [1]:
> The app was in fact secretly built by the FBI, and designed to allow law enforcement to tune into conversations between about 9,000 users scattered around Earth.
[1] https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/08/operation_ironside_anom/ https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/08/operation_ironside_an...
- wolverine876 5y agoThe article doesn't discuss Telegram at all. How is it related?
- tomjakubowski 5y agoit shows that criminal groups aren't always going to pick the most secure option for communication
- wolverine876 5y agoIn the case of the article, they got caught in a honeypot. That seems like a different risk than choosing poorly made software.
- Brian_K_White 5y agoIt disproves the assertion.