Ask HN: How do we know Signal or Telegram don't store our data on their servers?

Re:Ask HN: How do we know Signal or Telegram don't store our... by SLHyR82 on Thursday January 14, 2021 @03:40AM (#25773768)

Telegram stores all data on own servers.

Just try the following trick:

- in a private Browser window open web.telegram.org

- enter your phone number, receive the code

- turn on flight mode on your phone

- now enter the identification code in your browser

- access your whole chat history while your smartphone can definitely not act as a source

Even WhatsApp is better in this regard.

Article in German: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Telegram-Chat-der-sichere-D...

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Re:Ask HN: How do we know Signal or Telegram don't store our... by tpoacher on Thursday January 14, 2021 @04:54AM (#25774384)

What's this supposed to prove?

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Re:Ask HN: How do we know Signal or Telegram don't store our... by bloqs on Thursday January 14, 2021 @08:54AM (#25776247)

that it stores all of your messages on a server, and not on your phone. Your phone being in plane mode disconnects it from the internet, but you are still able to browse your messages.

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Re:Ask HN: How do we know Signal or Telegram don't store our... by ffpip on Friday January 15, 2021 @08:51AM (#25790917)

You don't need to 'prove' it. Thats their selling point. Access your messages on every platform.

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Re:Ask HN: How do we know Signal or Telegram don't store our... by fedorhk on Friday January 15, 2021 @07:44AM (#25790272)

Isn't it as they describe it? Unless you created e2e chats specifically (Secret Chats).

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