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Here's what telegram's founder say about Whatsapp's privacy (graph.org)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by clot27@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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This is an article written by telegram's founder and CEO Pavel Durov in 2019 on "Why whatsapp will never be secure". Your thoughts?

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[–] DrFuggles@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sure, WhatsApp exposes you to US jurisdiction and Meta bullshit. At the same time, Telegram is very friendly with the Kremlin and associated intelligence services. So it basically comes down to whether you want to be spied on by Russian or US entities.

Source: Wired cover story

Wired story from a year ago about the FSB using Telegram to track down political activists.

[–] clot27@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thats just speculation. The fact remains most of the Ukrainians (including their president) used telegram to raise their voice.

[–] DrFuggles@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago

If you'd read the linked sources, you'd know that it's not just speculation. Regardless of Telegram's user base, it cooperates with Russian authorities. That remains true whether or not Ukranians use it to communicate. I'm not blaming Telegram for cooperating with Russian authorities as it's well known that not doing so leads to drastic authoritarian measures.

But don't take my word for it: Wikipedia: Blocking of Telegram in Russia