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Telegram Profitable for First Time After App Pays Down Debts (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
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[–] blackfire@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This is kind of good news it means there is still a major alt to WhatsApp. Still my second to last app but it does have a lot of linux groups on there

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Isn't WhatsApp 100% backdoored for the US and Telegram for Russia? I thought Signal was the only reliable app?

[–] Khanzarate@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Yes but that doesn't mean they're not important in ensuring there isn't a messaging monopoly.

Obviously in an ideal world we'd have multiple interconnected secure apps with some cross-platform interoperability, but until then I'll settle for one government/corporation not having all of everyone's private conversations.

[–] accideath@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If Telegram is backdoored, not for Russia. While the founder and owner is Russian, him and the company left Russia in 2014 when they didn’t want to comply with their regime (I think. Don’t remember the details). The company is based in Dubai since 2017.

[–] Neon@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Telegram is 100% backdoored

Whatsapp only the backups (although I think they stopped?) and Metadata (with whom you chat, when you chat, but not the exact words you chat) are backdoored.

Signal is the only major app tht's not backdoores

[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Telegram is 100% backdoored

What makes you so sure?

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world -2 points 5 months ago
  • it doesn't have end-to-end encryption
  • Russia wants the data