> Keep in mind this is likely a hit piece in a press war. Telegram and Signal regularly attack each other, accusing the other of security and privacy failures.
That argument seems like false balance.
One of the two is peer-reviewed and is participating in productive exchange with academic industry security specialists; the other is reinventing the wheel and tapering over the numerous resulting red flags with a huge marketing budget.
Their respective public statements simply do not have the same weight.
> Unlike Telegram, Signal doesn’t allow researchers to make sure that their GitHub code is the same code that is used in the Signal app run on users’ iPhones
This is technically impossible on iOS due to its app distribution model. If Telegram claims anything else, that’s concerning.
That argument seems like false balance.
One of the two is peer-reviewed and is participating in productive exchange with academic industry security specialists; the other is reinventing the wheel and tapering over the numerous resulting red flags with a huge marketing budget.
Their respective public statements simply do not have the same weight.
> Unlike Telegram, Signal doesn’t allow researchers to make sure that their GitHub code is the same code that is used in the Signal app run on users’ iPhones
This is technically impossible on iOS due to its app distribution model. If Telegram claims anything else, that’s concerning.