Telegram is NOT an "encrypted messenger." It supports end-to-end encryption ONLY if it is turned on (not by default) and ONLY for single-user chats, never for groups the way Signal, WhatsApp and iMessage do by default. I can't believe that this myth persists.https://twitter.com/wiczipedia/status/1349341628855693315 …
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Also, folks, Durov (Telegram's founder) is NOT a free speech absolutist. Europol (EU law enforcement agency) has congratulated Telegram on how well it did to fight ISIS on the platform—they can do it if they want because TELEGRAM GROUPS ARE NOT ENCRYPTED. https://twitter.com/wiczipedia/status/1349351163284566016 …pic.twitter.com/CRzaimaPx2
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So this has come to my attention. This chart appears like bullshit to me, i.e. incorrect plus omitting the obvious fact that Telegram can read the content of your messages while WhatsApp can't. Can a real security journalist do a piece on this please?https://twitter.com/stacyherbert/status/1349352588211351552 …
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So the chart is *self-reported* privacy policy to the iOS app-store & Apple explicitly says "This information has not been verified by Apple." Also does not apply to Android. Folks, you want privacy from Facebook, sure! I've been on that beat forever. But let's get facts, not PR.
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On the other hand zero sympathy from me for Facebook on privacy, to be honest. They deserve the reputational damage. But let's correct the record on Telegram. For security purposes, in my opinion, it is inferior by any measure except privacy from Facebook.https://twitter.com/QulshTM/status/1349363139486355462 …
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Anyway, back to your regularly-scheduled coup and pandemic for a moment, and a call to informed and competent security journalists to please write an updated explainer on all this. People are confused, and need reliable and trustworthy information.
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"Paulie hated phones. He wouldn't have one in his house. He used to get all his calls second hand, then you'd have to call the people back from an outside phone." that's how you do OpSec if you really care about it.
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