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Should it really be Telegram?

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Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 1 year ago

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In recent years, WhatsApp has become one of the most popular messaging apps worldwide, connecting billions of people across the globe. However, beneat

Is Telegram really that bad and should i look more into it or is sticking to signal really the best option?

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Telegram is closed source on the server side. I don’t trust it. Lots of better options:

https://alternativeto.net/software/telegram/?license=opensource
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  We have a website too https://www.privacyguides.org/en/real-time-communication which has decisions based on a privacy and security related context.
  
  One of the main requirements there is that recommended instant messengers undergo auditing.

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