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by detaro
1990 days ago
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> - Half-admission that the clickbait title might not apply (at the end of the article by mentioning Hanlon's Razor): Check. That it might not apply is already in the title. backdoor-looking already explicitly expresses that. > - HN going crazy negative when Telegram is mentioned, as it always happens: Check. glass houses... And nobody here is claiming that Telegram is "uniquely awful", it's just that Telegram is more notable than 99.9% of other apps, in a field (messengers) where both privacy is generally more looked at and alternatives that are widely considered better in that regard exist, all the while Telegram is widely advertised/recommended as "secure" despite being worse in that regard. On the other hand, this criticism isn't new and widely known. That's why it's called out a lot, and tbh both (paraphrased) other unrelated apps have problems too and (unsourced) people surely understand that it's just advertising and Telegrams limitations are really bad defenses. EDIT: and I suspect Telegram is especially annoying because it's otherwise really good, so if it also solved the security question it'd be a no-brainer recommendation. |
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That would be quite hilarious and paradoxical: to attract so much negative reactions because the app is very good but it doesn't do everything as the tech-savvy crowd expects (in terms of cryptography). But I can see it being the true sentiment. Interesting perspective, thank you for it.