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Telegram says it has 'about 30 engineers'; security experts say that's a red flag (techcrunch.com)

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[-] sit_up_straight 10 points 4 months ago

telegram isn't e2e encrypted by default?! that seems like the major concern here.

i double checked the ui and i had to create a new secret chat to see any indicator of encryption presence or absence

[-] XioR112@lemmy.ml 19 points 4 months ago

Yes, e2e encryption in Telegram only works in secret chats.

[-] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 5 points 4 months ago

And only on mobile.

[-] accideath@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

The regular chats are encrypted though, just with an (encrypted) server in the middle. Telegram also claims in their FAQ, that no one singular person has the power to decrypt and the keys are stored such that no singular government could force them to give up any data.

How far that is true is a different question though.

[-] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago

What if its not e2e encrypted if they dont care. I know a bunch of chatrooms where you can watch paid movies that was released recently for free and Telegram dont care

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