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Comment by Thorrez

4 years ago

Whatsapp and Signal are e2e encrypted. Telegram isn't.

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dvngnt_  4 years ago

telegram is just not by default

  • Thorrez  4 years ago

    AFAIK Telegram only has e2e for secret chats, which has to be enabled on a per-chat basis, doesn't support group chats, and can only be used from a single device (unlike Whatsapp which I can use on both my phone and desktop browser at the same time).

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