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> Telegram even stores plaintext copies of everyone's entire message history on the server for multi-device sync. Really? In their FAQ [1] they state: > ordin
by zeitg3ist 12y ago
> Telegram even stores plaintext copies of everyone's entire message history on the server for multi-device sync.
Really? In their FAQ [1] they state:
> ordinary chats use client-server/server-client encryption and are stored securely encrypted on our servers
What's your source?
[1] https://telegram.org/faq https://telegram.org/faq
- moxie 12y agoThis is a great example of deceptive marketing at work. You can check out their API here: https://core.telegram.org/methods#working-with-messages https://core.telegram.org/methods#working-with-messages ...where's the encryption on message histories? There is none. If the data is encrypted server-side, it's with keys that live on the servers. In other words, the encryption provides no value and the servers are "trusted." The point of end to end encryption is not to have to trust servers.
- jhasse 12y agoAs stated in the FAQ normal chats are NOT end to end encrypted. Of course the server has to store the messages in plain text to make cloud sync work (without requiring a password).