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Move from Telegram to Signal? But why?

• BozeWolf 3y ago
  The parent probably points to security. Telegram is insecure, this has been discussed many times before. (Rolled their own encryption, a master key, unencrypted group chats) Thing is that telegram is a completely different app. It has features for discovering and joining communities. Open or closed. Bots, etcetera. Both Signal and Whatsapp do not have that. It is more like a social network. That said: it is insecure. Especially in war times that does not sound good. If you do not trust signal or whatsapp, there are other secure communication methods. But seriously: telegram is the worst.
  • theyknowitsxmas 3y ago
    One of the OG devs doesn't trust it. https://medium.com/@anton.rozenberg/pavel-durov-sued-senior-tech-lead-for-1-7-b24961dec503 https://medium.com/@anton.rozenberg/pavel-durov-sued-senior-...
  • kaba0 3y ago
    Rolling their own crypto is only an advice for your average developer, not for a team of mathematics, who put out a bounty for anyone who can break it. If I were a journalist, I wouldn’t use it for the leak of a lifetime. But for the common folks it is absolutely more than fine.
  • Shorel 3y ago
    I would think being compromised by the current Russian government is enough of a red flag.
    • darthrupert 3y ago
      Exactly. That + default non-encryption is a horrible combination in this day and age.