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It’s true that Telegram only uses encryption for data in transit for normal person-to-person chats and group chats. Data at rest is stored in a way the server c
by AnonC 4y ago
It’s true that Telegram only uses encryption for data in transit for normal person-to-person chats and group chats. Data at rest is stored in a way the server can read. That’s one of the things that makes Telegram search so fast.
The encryption part [1] is covered in the FAQ, along with more details.
Also see the question and answer on “Fo you process data requests?” [2]
Telegram has a feature called secret chats, which are only person-to-person. That uses end-to-end encryption.
[1]: https://telegram.org/faq#q-so-how-do-you-encrypt-data https://telegram.org/faq#q-so-how-do-you-encrypt-data
[2]: https://telegram.org/faq#q-do-you-process-data-requests https://telegram.org/faq#q-do-you-process-data-requests
- cassianoleal 4y agoI'm aware of Secret Chats, but there's extra friction to enable it and I suspect most Telegram users are not aware of them at all - or are unwilling to use them for almost everything. Also they should now update that FAQ answer where they say: > To this day, we have disclosed 0 bytes of user data to third parties, including governments. In fact, if the OP is indeed true, they should probably update the entire answer since it's misguiding at best, and an outright lie at worst.