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Well, Telegram is by definition not as a secure as iMessage. Telegram messages are by default not encrypted on the server. Even when it is encrypted on the se
by scarface_74 2y ago
Well, Telegram is by definition not as a secure as iMessage. Telegram messages are by default not encrypted on the server. Even when it is encrypted on the server, telegram has the keys and can decrypt it.
They have the decryption keys
https://telegram.org/faq#:~:text=To%20protect%20the%20data%20that,entities%20spread%20across%20different%20jurisdictions https://telegram.org/faq#:~:text=To%20protect%20the%20data%2....
- eitland 2y agoYou rebutted something GP didn't write.
- bee_rider 2y agoThis is true (one is talking about zero-click zero days, the other is talking about “privacy,” not sure if they mean privacy against Facebook or privacy against other users of their device). But the comment that kicked off the thread was the one about privacy.
- bcg361 2y agoTelegram isn't as private as iMessage, but that doesn't mean it's not as secure. Security-wise, exploiting iMessage is easier than exploiting telegram, since iMessages has some special privileged access. Security doesn't mean privacy.
- scarface_74 2y agoThe issue with parsing images in a process was fixed awhile back. If you are really paranoid, you can put your iPhone in “lockdown mode”. https://support.apple.com/en-us/105120 https://support.apple.com/en-us/105120