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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by kitsunesoba on Friday February 14, 2020 @01:29PM (#22328862)
It’s precisely because iMessage and Telegram don’t treat the desktop as a second class afterthought that I use them for messaging instead of Signal.
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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by maqp on Saturday February 15, 2020 @12:13AM (#22333412)
iMessage is riddled with security issues: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21425897

Also, Telegram still

* Has no E2EE by default

* Has no E2EE for desktop clients

* Has no E2EE for groups.

When security is an afterthought, no convenience feature matters.

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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by novia on Friday February 14, 2020 @01:39PM (#22328982)
Has Telegram started providing encrypted chats to the desktop apps? Last I checked, you could only engage in encrypted chats from the mobile app.
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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by fnordfnordfnord on Friday February 14, 2020 @01:49PM (#22329091)
I just checked. If it has, I can't see how to do it.
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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by Stubb on Friday February 14, 2020 @02:37PM (#22329562)
Click on the pencil & paper icon next to the search window. One of the options is "New Secret Chat".
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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by fnordfnordfnord on Friday February 14, 2020 @04:05PM (#22330395)
I don't see it. I'm using Version 1.9.9
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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by eukgoekoko on Saturday February 15, 2020 @12:52AM (#22333550)
If you're using Mac you could find this feature in https://macos.telegram.org/ (v 5.9.1)

This is really confusing they have two official desktop clients for MacOs.

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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by ac29 on Friday February 14, 2020 @05:16PM (#22330950)
Can I create an iMessage account using a Windows or Linux desktop? Or are those second class desktop platforms?
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