Difference between revisions of "Telegram (application)"
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| − | '''Telegram''' is an open source encrypted messaging app, and currently the fifth most used messenger type app in the world <ref>https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/</ref> | + | '''Telegram''' is an open source encrypted messaging app, and currently the fifth most used messenger type app in the world <ref>https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/</ref>. It can be accessed from Windows, iOS, Android, Linux, and from most web browsers<ref>https://telegram.org/apps</ref>. Telegram is famous for their secret chats, which are end-to-end encrypted, meaning that no intermediary, including Telegram itself, can access user chat logs<ref>https://telegram.org/faq</ref>. Due to this feature, telegram has gained adoption among privacy conscious individuals due to its better privacy protections compared to competitors such as WhatsApp <ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/technology/telegram-signal-apps-big-tech.html</ref>. Still, Telegram is not without it's own controversies. A common complaint is that chats are not end to end encrypted by default and as such, Telegram's servers contain chat data from non secret chats <ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/08/09/whatsapp-security-apple-iphone-google-android-apps-update-signal-telegram-encryption/?sh=26f62ccd64b3</ref> |
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Telegram is an encrypted communications app developed by Paul and Nikolai Durov <ref>https://telegram.org/faq#q-who-are-the-people-behind-telegram</ref> | Telegram is an encrypted communications app developed by Paul and Nikolai Durov <ref>https://telegram.org/faq#q-who-are-the-people-behind-telegram</ref> | ||
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Telegram is an open source encrypted messaging app, and currently the fifth most used messenger type app in the world [2]. It can be accessed from Windows, iOS, Android, Linux, and from most web browsers[3]. Telegram is famous for their secret chats, which are end-to-end encrypted, meaning that no intermediary, including Telegram itself, can access user chat logs[4]. Due to this feature, telegram has gained adoption among privacy conscious individuals due to its better privacy protections compared to competitors such as WhatsApp [5]. Still, Telegram is not without it's own controversies. A common complaint is that chats are not end to end encrypted by default and as such, Telegram's servers contain chat data from non secret chats [6]
Introduction
Telegram is an encrypted communications app developed by Paul and Nikolai Durov [7]
History
Features
Controversy
References
- ↑ https://telegram.org/evolution
- ↑ https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/
- ↑ https://telegram.org/apps
- ↑ https://telegram.org/faq
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/technology/telegram-signal-apps-big-tech.html
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/08/09/whatsapp-security-apple-iphone-google-android-apps-update-signal-telegram-encryption/?sh=26f62ccd64b3
- ↑ https://telegram.org/faq#q-who-are-the-people-behind-telegram
