Re:Vulnerability That Allowed Hackers to Take Over WhatsApp ...
by ryanisnan on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @01:57PM
(#13878247)
> Don't use Telegram at all.
Care to elaborate on that?
Re:Vulnerability That Allowed Hackers to Take Over WhatsApp ...
by idlewords on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @02:01PM
(#13878273)
Telegram uses a custom protocol that makes professional cryptographers like Matthew Green tweet things like this: https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/72642891296898252...
WhatsApp and Signal use the Signal protocol, which has a good reputation among working cryptographers (who I hope we'll hear from in this thread).
Re:Vulnerability That Allowed Hackers to Take Over WhatsApp ...
by unicornporn on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @05:27PM
(#13879953)
The greatest problem with the Telegram encryption is that nobody I know uses it. Why?
1. It's not default.
2. Encrypted chats don't sync between devices.
Re:Vulnerability That Allowed Hackers to Take Over WhatsApp ...
by elastic_church on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @05:01PM
(#13879735)
> And oh boy, does Telegram encryption suck. Seriously people, don't use that except on a dare.
Re:Vulnerability That Allowed Hackers to Take Over WhatsApp ...
by ReverseCold on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @02:40PM
(#13878617)
It's the only thing my friends will use because they'reβ scared of encryption.
Telegram doesn't have encryption.
Still waiting for something with native apps for all platforms to be reasonably trustless and have all the goodies that TG has (bots, games, etc).
While this is painful advice, if you need the security protections of WhatsApp or Signal, don't use those apps on the desktop. The web/desktop versions are only as secure as the OS and browser underneath them. Instead, use them on a late-model iPhone or iPad (with a bluetooth keyboard if screen keyboards drive you nuts).
Don't use Telegram at all.