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Re:The Arrest of Pavel Durov Is a Reminder That Telegram Is ... by hughesjj on Monday August 26, 2024 @03:34PM (#41360920)
It offers a fingerprint you're supposed to validate over sneakernet but people are lazy
Re:The Arrest of Pavel Durov Is a Reminder That Telegram Is ... by rvnx on Monday August 26, 2024 @04:06PM (#41361334)
and Google Play offers the possibility to distribute an update only to specific e-mail addresses, so if there is a need to compromise users with a malicious update that shows another fingerprint it's really doable (or just copy the messages, like Skype was doing with TOM-Skype).