Re:WhatsApp CEO on the controversy surrounding proposed Germ...
by 0xy on Sunday March 14, 2021 @06:12PM
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Telegram secret chat keys are never uploaded anywhere.
Encryption is literally not E2EE if the private keys are uploaded to some random third party, maybe even without your knowledge (you have no idea what your contacts have done).
Sure, if your threat model means you are worried about the key backups and particularly your friends key backups, you shouldn’t use WhatsApp.
I’m not sure how you end up at Telegram with that threat model.. but whatever floats your boat.
I’d wager most people care more about FB not being able to read their messages. And they can’t. Maybe one day that changes but they will be required to communicate those changes.