Frub@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agoWhy do most people choose to use WhatsApp over telegram??message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-squareWhy do most people choose to use WhatsApp over telegram??Frub@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarevrighter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoa) because it’s what everyone I know uses b) telegram is not end-to-end encrypted by default. And not end-to-end encrypted at all for group chats. That’s kind of a dealbreaker. Telegram is one of the last messaging apps I’d recommend.
minus-squaresocsa@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoIt’s also closed source and doesn’t really specify the specifics of its crypto implementation or really even the underlying technology. Edit - I was apparently mistaken or my information is outdated. MTProto is indeed open source, though I swear that hasn’t always been the case.
minus-squareDark Arc@social.packetloss.gglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agohttps://telegram.org/apps https://core.telegram.org/mtproto
a) because it’s what everyone I know uses
b) telegram is not end-to-end encrypted by default. And not end-to-end encrypted at all for group chats. That’s kind of a dealbreaker. Telegram is one of the last messaging apps I’d recommend.
It’s also closed source and doesn’t really specify the specifics of its crypto implementation or really even the underlying technology.
Edit - I was apparently mistaken or my information is outdated. MTProto is indeed open source, though I swear that hasn’t always been the case.
https://telegram.org/apps
https://core.telegram.org/mtproto