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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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What's with Telegram? Heard mixed opinions on it. (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Some people say it's really privacy-giving and that you should use it as a privacy alternative. Others say it's alao on the big tech side. What's going on with telegram, really?

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[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

It depends. By default, it uses a weaker encryption than WhatsApp. You can turn on e2e encryption, but not in group chats.

On the other hand, it has multiple FOSS clients, will work on pretty much any platform, and has a great UI.

If you want a fairly secure chat app that your grandparents can use, then Telegram is perfect. If you're sending highly confidential stuff, then no.

It's also suitable for project groups, because of the better tools (and moderation bots) available to the mods.