His only reason is that Telegram isn't truly end to end encrypted.
It's not: Telegram can read your messages because when you send a message it is de-encrypted to telegram and then re-encrypted to whom you sent the message. It can have end-to-end for only mobile and one device at a time. So if you have multiple phones or the desktop version, that isn't end-to-end encrypted. He also mentions Telegram isn't open-source and it's centralized.
>His only reason is that Telegram isn't truly end to end encrypted.
It's not: Telegram can read your messages because when you send a message it is de-encrypted to telegram and then re-encrypted to whom you sent the message. It can have end-to-end for only mobile and one device at a time. So if you have multiple phones or the desktop version, that isn't end-to-end encrypted. He also mentions Telegram isn't open-source and it's centralized.
I thought it was oss. Did that change?
I thought it was oss. Did that change?
Their clients are open source, but the server is proprietary.
Their clients are open source, but the server is proprietary.
Has anyone built something like pgp on top of it for signatures and encryption?
Has anyone built something like pgp on top of it for signatures and encryption?
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