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tdiff
33 days ago
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Use telegram
sneak
33 days ago
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Telegram is a privacy downgrade from WhatsApp. WA is at least end to end encrypted; Telegram is not.
Kinrany
33 days ago
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Telegram is not a downgrade in this instance.
cguess
33 days ago
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It's not encrypted by default, WhatsApp is.
Kinrany
31 days ago
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It doesn't blatantly spy on things you do outside of it
geraldhh
32 days ago
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yes it is.
it does not do the e2e hat-trick thou
TsiCClawOfLight
32 days ago
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Encryption without E2EE is completely worthless for the threat model discussed here.
kstrauser
32 days ago
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That’s right. It’s either E2EE, or it’s not encrypted IMHO.
rixed
33 days ago
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The app you have to pay premium to prevent them from selling your details to advertisers and scammers? Ha yes I totally trust them.
capyba
33 days ago
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Why telegram instead of signal?
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