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Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p... by someNameIG on Friday December 23, 2022 @09:38PM (#34113292)
What security/espionage concerns does Telegram have?
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Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p... by washadjeffmad on Friday December 23, 2022 @09:55PM (#34113408)
My assumption is because it was developed by a Russian, and someone in the US government is worried that the communications or e2ee could be compromised by another nation.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/telegram-encryption-end-to-e...

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Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p... by sahkopoyta on Saturday December 24, 2022 @03:22AM (#34115038)
> e2ee could be compromised by another nation Which is not even enabled on regular conversations.. only on specifically created secret chats
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Re:TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill p... by washadjeffmad on Saturday December 24, 2022 @07:05AM (#34116097)
It also looks like not long ago apps were able to collect and transmit the contents of clipboards on iOS and Android.
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