[reitanqild]

> Any search engine will return enough results for you to decide whether you should trust Telegram or not.

I think this is a fallacy: if you live your life by "nothing but the safest option" rule you are missing out in a number of ways.

I do not use chat programs for anything that is likely to cause me serious trouble, only for sharing photos with my family, chat with my wife etc.

Telegram is more open source than Whatsapp, isn't owned by Facebook, delivers features faster, has a better desktop client, has a an api and encourages useful bots.

I do use serious crypto when I need it. Where I live I luckily don't need it for photos shared with my family.