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Re:FBI document shows what data can be obtained from encrypt... by xwolfi on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @10:36AM (#29714688)
It's by default encrypted, actually.
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Re:FBI document shows what data can be obtained from encrypt... by heavymark on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @10:41AM (#29714729)
Server-client encryption by default, not end-to-end encrypted by default. https://telegram.org/faq#q-so-how-do-you-encrypt-data
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Re:FBI document shows what data can be obtained from encrypt... by maqp on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @10:49AM (#29714813)
Yeah, with client-server encryption. Which doesn't matter at all. Encryption where the service provider has the key, which is the case for

* all Telegram chats by default

* all Telegram group chats

* all Telegram Win/Linux desktop chats

is indistinguishable from end-to-end encryption where the service provider has a backdoor (ANOM[1])

In both cases the service provider, and anyone who hacks them, can read your messages.

[1] https://www.pcmag.com/news/fbi-sold-criminals-fake-encrypted...

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Re:FBI document shows what data can be obtained from encrypt... by cute_boi on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @10:38AM (#29714711)
i don't think its e2e by default. I hope you are not talking about https.
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