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FBI Warns Americans to Start Using Encrypted Messaging Apps (gizmodo.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by kid@sh.itjust.works to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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[–] randomperson@lemmy.today 6 points 3 weeks ago (16 children)

This is incorrect. Telegram is not end to end encrypted by default. But it is encrypted to and from their servers.

[–] TedZanzibar@feddit.uk 0 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Thank you! It winds me up so much when people parrot that claim.

Telegram is encrypted in transit and encrypted at rest on their servers. At no point is any data stored or transmitted without encryption. Whether you believe their claims of never giving out encryption keys is another matter.

My view is that if the feds wanted my chat logs that badly they wouldn't go after Telegram, they'd go after me and my device directly, and at that point all bets are off.

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (6 children)

never giving out encryption keys is another matter.

but that part isn’t even relevant really… transport encryption isn’t per-user - nobody (meta, google, apple, banks) gives out transport encryption keys… and their “secret” chat bullshit is completely irrelevant because nobody actually uses it

[–] breadcat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

also they removed it

[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 weeks ago

it's still there, but hidden. You need to tap the username in the chat window, and then it'll be in that screen's triple-dot button menu.

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