Frub@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agoWhy do most people choose to use WhatsApp over telegram??message-squaremessage-square230fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down146file-text
arrow-up1135arrow-down1message-squareWhy do most people choose to use WhatsApp over telegram??Frub@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agomessage-square230fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarevrighter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up45arrow-down3·1 year agoa) because it’s what everyone I know uses b) telegram is not end-to-end encrypted by default. And not end-to-end encrypted at all for group chats. That’s kind of a dealbreaker. Telegram is one of the last messaging apps I’d recommend.
minus-squaresocsa@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·edit-21 year agoIt’s also closed source and doesn’t really specify the specifics of its crypto implementation or really even the underlying technology. Edit - I was apparently mistaken or my information is outdated. MTProto is indeed open source, though I swear that hasn’t always been the case.
minus-squareCrypticVader@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoIt is open source, & they are also a non-profit organization. Here’s the source code
minus-squareDark ArcAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agohttps://telegram.org/apps https://core.telegram.org/mtproto
a) because it’s what everyone I know uses
b) telegram is not end-to-end encrypted by default. And not end-to-end encrypted at all for group chats. That’s kind of a dealbreaker. Telegram is one of the last messaging apps I’d recommend.
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It’s also closed source and doesn’t really specify the specifics of its crypto implementation or really even the underlying technology.
Edit - I was apparently mistaken or my information is outdated. MTProto is indeed open source, though I swear that hasn’t always been the case.
It is open source, & they are also a non-profit organization.
Here’s the source code
It’s open source.
https://telegram.org/apps
https://core.telegram.org/mtproto