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Re:How Telegram Messenger circumvents Google Translate's API by phreack on Friday December 31, 2021 @12:38PM (#29750329)
- An option to not have a password at all and log in just by having a phone.

It's a 100% must have feature for a phone IM, most people will forget a password the very moment they are forced to create it.

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Re:How Telegram Messenger circumvents Google Translate's API by stanmancan on Friday December 31, 2021 @07:12PM (#29753949)
I agree that it's a great option, but unfortunately it's also not secure at all. You're what, one SIM swap away from having your whole chat history owned?
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