Caravaggio@feddit.nl to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoTelegram CEO calls out rival Signal, claiming it has ties to US governmentwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down128
arrow-up199arrow-down1external-linkTelegram CEO calls out rival Signal, claiming it has ties to US governmentwww.theregister.comCaravaggio@feddit.nl to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@monero.townlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down1·5 months agoYeah, I’m going to take this with a massive dose of salt. At least, Signal has encryption on by default for people. Where Telegram does not.
minus-squaredoona@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoEven Facebook Messenger has E2EE on by default now. Pavel Durov talks a lot of shit considering Telegram still treats encryption as an afterthought.
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down12·5 months agoYou can’t even sync encrypted chats between devices. Lose your device or have a desktop client? Bye bye encrypted chat! Anti Commercial-AI license
minus-squareTakios@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 months agoYeah, being able to seamlessly switch between the desktop app and mobile is a must for me so that’s something I already prefer in Signal.
Yeah, I’m going to take this with a massive dose of salt. At least, Signal has encryption on by default for people. Where Telegram does not.
Even Facebook Messenger has E2EE on by default now. Pavel Durov talks a lot of shit considering Telegram still treats encryption as an afterthought.
You can’t even sync encrypted chats between devices. Lose your device or have a desktop client? Bye bye encrypted chat!
Anti Commercial-AI license
No backup no mercy 🤷♂️
Yeah, being able to seamlessly switch between the desktop app and mobile is a must for me so that’s something I already prefer in Signal.