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by tcfhgj
1181 days ago
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> - No hard requirement for a phone number Only if you pay > - Open Source clients. Mautrix/WhatsApp > - Telegram's track record Which is? > WhatsApp is a black box and nobody has any good arguments for it other than 'supposed' E2EE that nobody knows anything about. With Telegram you have a guarantee that it is not E2EE in group chats and single chats if you don't opt into a way worse UX/features. > - Business model not revolving around selling user data. True for Whatsapp as well, it's funded by business accounts and perhaps other parts of facebook |
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I'm sorry, but that's not a good example. It doesn't even count as a legitimate client.
> Which is?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_of_Telegram_in_Russia
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/07/05/exclusive-telegram-to-temp...
https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3yavb/russia-blocks-telegra...
https://sensortower.com/blog/hong-kong-protests-app-download...
> With Telegram you have a guarantee that it is not E2EE in group chats and single chats if you don't opt into a way worse UX/features.
You're saying this as if you have a guarantee that WhatsApp's E2EE is 100% correct. At least with Telegram, I know what data the app is collecting, where it's going and how it's being stored on the device.
> True for Whatsapp as well, it's funded by business accounts and perhaps other parts of facebook
Assumption again.