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Re:Telegram surpassed 500M active users. 25 mil new users in... by skinkestek on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @03:27PM (#25753045)
First off: Correct. Off all the people trying to say this you are the first I've seen who has nailed it!

That said: Neither is mail.

Mail is still useful for a lot of things.

See also tptaceks take:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22371316

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Re:Telegram surpassed 500M active users. 25 mil new users in... by eznzt on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @03:33PM (#25753147)
I am not comparing it to mail, I am comparing it to whatsapp.
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Re:Telegram surpassed 500M active users. 25 mil new users in... by skinkestek on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @03:53PM (#25753461)
No, you are not comparing to anything, which is totally fine :-)

I'm comparing it to mail.

And if you want a more secure alternative, please go with Signal.

WhatsApp leaks metadata east and west, and if you or any of the people you talk to enable backups all your chats end up in the cloud with a different company.

So much for bulletproof encryption in that case.

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