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Telegram is anything but secure; even Facebook is safer, says Signal founder

By Shirley J. Speights
December 24, 2021
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Telegram has gained a growing reputation for being the somewhat hippie and, as some may think, the more secure alternative to WhatsApp or Messenger, something on par with the Signal app, although perhaps better known. However, Telegram’s reputation for offering any additional level of cybersecurity is overstated – a fact pointed out by Signal’s own founder, Moxie Marlinspike, this week.

Marlinspike has taken to harsh criticism of what is one of Signal’s biggest competitors, denigrating the popular idea that Telegram offers anything when it comes to end-to-end encryption. Messages sent through Telegram are stored on Telegram’s servers in their original form, or in plain text, without any kind of encryption to protect users’ private data, Marlinspike shared.

He went on to say that in this regard, even Facebook’s Messenger and WhatsApp offer more privacy than Telegram. Both of these apps, run by the now renowned company Meta, offer at least end-to-end encryption for all text messages sent through their platforms.

Telegram stores all the data ever sent through the app in its cloud, in a completely exposed format: texts, shared media, contacts, everything is essentially a free game for anyone who cares to watch.

This is a reality that is viewed as unacceptable even by the standards of Facebook, which is known for its neglect of personal privacy online. Even Messenger offers the minimum standard end-to-end encryption protocol for data stored on its servers. However, anyone with access to Telegram’s services has direct access to the entire database of unprotected user data.

Like Winfuture (who first mentioned it), the Telegram app is essentially an open window on servers storing all of the platform’s history, making everything visible to the private user just as visible to server operators on the other side, requiring no extra effort for direct access.

The point is, if someone, like a hacker or even an authority who suspects you, has an interest in spying on your personal messages in Telegram, they could easily do so. Moxie Marlinspike is also not the first to shed light on Telegram’s false reputation and its methods of operation.

So, if there is a lingering trace of the stereotype that Telegram is some kind of “safe,” it is best to dispel it once and for all; even Messenger will do you better.


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