Following Founders’ Arrest, Telegram Will Allow Moderation of Private Chats.
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Following Founders’ Arrest, Telegram Will Allow Moderation of Private Chats.
"Telegram CEO Pavel Durov released his first public statement since being arrested and signaled a big change for the company."
Following Founders' Arrest, Telegram Will Allow Moderation of Private Chats
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov released his first public statement since being arrested and signaled a big change for the company.
Gizmodo (gizmodo.com)
If you were using Telegram for privacy before, it's now time to stop. If they can access the chats at all, it's not private. Use signal.
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@BeAware At least from the wording of the article, it sounds like one of the participants of the chat would need to report it first. Which means it could still be E2EE but the report feature forwards the chat to Telegram moderators as the person who is reporting it.
Still best not to use it in place of better alternatives, but the wording at least makes it seem like it could still be using encryption appropriately.
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@jenkins ehhh...one party consent recording isn't legal everywhere. It's very sus for one person in a conversation to let someone else read a conversation without the other knowing.
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@BeAware Text messaging is generally not covered under existing wiretapping laws. So while not ethical, it's not illegal.
Your text or IM messaging privacy has always been based off the trust between the sender and receiver, though. Either could do whatever they want with the messages or chats.
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@jenkins yeah, ethically sus. It's why I usually use signal when privately talking to someone that I don't know very well.
This just solidifies that for me.
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[email protected]replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
Threema is another option if:
- you can afford €/$5
- you don’t want base your chat on your phone number
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to [email protected] last edited by
@Zachariah oh, I've never heard of that one.
I'll do some research. Thanks for letting me know!
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[email protected]replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
They’re on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@threemaapp
Which I think is neat.