Some people say it’s really privacy-giving and that you should use it as a privacy alternative. Others say it’s alao on the big tech side. What’s going on with telegram, really?

  • peskypry@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    Every text you send through Telegram is stored in plaintext. Telegram and authorities can access that without your knowledge. Also it will get leaked in a breach someday.

    Now you decide for yourself if it’s private.

    • MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.worldOP
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      6 months ago

      Woah, thanks.

      What should I use, then? Because, from what I seen, Signal is US hosted, and this isn’t very good to privacy.

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        6 months ago

        Signal is well designed enough that Jurisdiction doesn’t matter much. The only things you’ll find that can br arguably better than signal are fully decentralized apps that go over TOR like Briar or Simplex but these have a lot less usage because they’re so slow and terrible for your battery.