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Re:Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app? by ASalazarMX on Sunday August 25, 2024 @06:12PM (#41351951)
WhatsApp? The closed source app that AFAIK has never been externally audited, owned by one of the most privacy-disrespecting corporations in the world? You say I can trust it wholeheartedly as long as I don't upload backups to the cloud?
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Re:Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app? by r00fus on Sunday August 25, 2024 @07:24PM (#41352438)
The founder departing Meta on very bad terms is quite a signal to me:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2018/09/26/exclusive...

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Re:Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app? by LtWorf on Sunday August 25, 2024 @07:16PM (#41352384)
I 100% trust they implement the signal protocol as they claim. I am also similarly sure that they ALSO have a sidechannel for everything.
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