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>>pera+(OP)
I hope one day apps like Signal will be the default for everyone, not just protesters in a time of crisis.

>>matheu+X2
The Signal app experience leaves a lot to be desired compared to Telegram or Matrix.

>>technt+Lb
I was about to ask about this. Signal was comparatively annoying. Can I keep using Telegram or am I postponing the inevitable? Curious.

>>themod+Vb
Is Telegram at all trustworthy?

I feel like I’ve repeatedly seen on HN that they’re not a good choice for secure messaging (though I don’t remember the specifics around it).

Signal and Matrix are the two options I’ve settled on.

[Edit]: Looks like the main issues with Telegram are that it doesn't use end to end encryption by default and that they rolled their own encryption protocol that's likely not secure. They also used to leak a ton of metadata, but from searching around it looks like they may have made improvements. Either way seems like something to avoid when there are obviously better alternatives.

>>goneho+4i
Telegram's homegrown crypto has been dismissed by many people (including experts). But it offers privacy features that some other messengers do not. Is Signal trustworthy considering that it exposes your phone number to everyone else in groups? With Telegram it's possible to communicate with anyone without revealing your phone number or profile picture or anything else.

>>AnonC+Ul
> Telegram's homegrown crypto has been dismissed by many people (including experts).

Only the expert's opinions are of any value IMO, and I've never seen anyone showing an attack on Telegram's encryption. Telegram themselves seem to claim that it's never broken. I often see vague criticism over the fact that they use their own protocol, but never anything more detailed than that.

https://core.telegram.org/techfaq#q-i-39m-a-security-expert-...

>>sorenj+HA
GP here. I agree. I believe there’s a stigma against Telegram. There was one security issue with the MProto version 1 several years ago, which was reported (given a bounty too, IIRC) and fixed. I don’t recall any other issue being reported after that.