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Re:Telegram gains 1M users after Whatsapp ban by gtf21 on Thursday December 17, 2015 @05:38AM (#10750650)
Telegram has the same problem with "Secret Chats" which can only be read on the device from which they are initiated.
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Re:Telegram gains 1M users after Whatsapp ban by izacus on Thursday December 17, 2015 @05:47AM (#10750685)
People don't use Telegram (or whatsapp) for secret chats, but because it's a UX friendly messenger that replaces paid SMS services.
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Re:Telegram gains 1M users after Whatsapp ban by tazjin on Thursday December 17, 2015 @05:42AM (#10750668)
Yes, but the amount of people who actually use secret chats is tiny.

It reminds me a bit of the CAP-theorem: Security, Device Sync and Usability. Pick two.

My personal preference is solving DU, because I can do security aware stuff with GPG.

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