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• SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Definitely not Telegram. Please stop suggesting people use this fucking disgrace of an application.

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  • GutterRat42@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I heard even Viber is better than Telegram

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  • Vitaly@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I agree, do not trust russian based software because they definitely install backdoors.

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    • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I mean, so do US companies, but it’s moreso that kind of misdirection about E2EE that Telegram uses. Unlike something like Matrix/Element which goes out of it’s way to explain E2EE, make sure it’s default on in every conversation, including group conversations, Telegram isn’t clear that it’s E2EE is opt-in and isn’t available in groups. Also, their encryption is home-rolled and to my knowledge has never been audited. Plus the generally skeevy credentials of the owner/creator make it untrustworthy.

      Also, it seems to be a haven for scammers, which also puts it in the “don’t suggest this to people” basket.

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