[gdmka]

Telegram isn't really a subject to compare to Signal.

I own a cellphone number for an Eastern European provider and had been using Telegram solely for news reader purposes. None of the people i communicate knows the number. Much to my surprise i learned that Telegram cooperates with local authorities, i would never found it out if not for COVID-19. The messages i got were addressing the precautions and regulations during the pandemic. While i appreciate the effort, i feel like it's a clear overreach on Telegram's part.

How do i know it was Telegram rather than the authorities themselves? The sender information clearly stated the sender was Telegram (same as a chatbox created to inform on What's new), i've got a push notification even though push notifications were app level turned off.

Can't imagine Signal compromising the trust of it's userbase by sending any sort of material that comes from the healthcare department of whatever country my phone number would be from.

[Gys]

As mentioned elsewhere it all about the threatmodel. I have a group where others like to be anonymous, at least to ppl they do not know (yet). They will very likely not care about authorities to see our messages as they have nothing to hide from that perspective.

[gdmka]

>They will very likely not care about authorities to see our messages as they have nothing to hide from that perspective.

`Nothing to hide` isn't the point of my message but the willingness of Telegram to collaborate with 3rd parties be that for a good or bad cause is what concerned me. I already own a tool to get unsolicited messages — email.