Telegram Ad Platform

Re:Telegram Ad Platform by dotancohen on Monday November 08, 2021 @04:19AM (#29147487)

I cannot speak for everybody, but for me the lack of encryption - thus allowing state actors to intercept - is a far better trade off than the explicit sharing of data with advertisers.

Note that I live in a nation in which I support and trust my state. Yet I do not trust advertisers and other entities who seek to influence my opinion. I'm sure that for those who live in states where the government is viewed as adversarial then Signal would be a better choice.

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Re:Telegram Ad Platform by lxgr on Monday November 08, 2021 @08:30AM (#29149031)

That's the thing, though: Telegram cannot be intercepted by state actors. They are jurisdiction hopping to evade that responsibility.

> Note that I live in a nation in which I support and trust my state.

Given the above: Do you trust any state's government?

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Re:Telegram Ad Platform by dotancohen on Monday November 08, 2021 @09:51AM (#29149839)

  > They are jurisdiction hopping to evade that responsibility.

From a technical perspective, whoever is running those servers can access the data. That aspect is far more important than the legal hurdles.

  > Given the above: Do you trust any state's government?

Yes, my own. But I understand that not everybody has that privilege.

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Re:Telegram Ad Platform by lxgr on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @06:46AM (#29160379)

Er, sorry, I meant "every", because you don't trust yours with Telegram – you trust a more or less random one, depending on their jurisdiction hopping location of the day.

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Re:Telegram Ad Platform by dotancohen on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @01:49AM (#29171851)

I see. Well, you are correct. I'm sure that a particularly motivated entity with access to my Telegram could find something on me, and coercing foreigners with blackmail could be a good strategy for any government.

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