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How can I discourage my dad to install Telegram?
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this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2025
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I've used Telegram for years and never seen an ad. Their Privacy Policy says ads aren't based on messages
It's about the fact that you HAVE TO trust them to not read your plaintext messages, not see your private photos, whereas Signal is open source (ok both server and client side) and end to end encrypted so you don't really have to trust anyone.
I understand your point and I support & contribute to FOSS. But I was specifically addressing the claim that Telegram reads all messages and sells them to the highest bidder. They don't currently, unless someone can point me towards a credible source
I'm certain that policy will never change. Also, it is completely a coincidence that they won't encrypt by default or group chats.
Also really sure they would never hand over your private chats to anyone who asked.