Telegram messenger's ties to Russia's FSB revealed in new report
www.newsweek.com
A cybersecurity expert warned Telegram could become "a tool for global surveillance of messenger users."
  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    234·
    17 hours ago

    Potential conflicts of interest, no “smoking gun” as headline implies… Yet again.

    Do I trust Telegram? No.

    But there’s less evidence of wrongdoing at the moment by orders of magnitude than WhatsApp, etc.

    I do appreciate the conversation, but holy hell the same connect-the-dots is never made about WhatsApp. Makes me wonder who’s pushing these stories.

    Good journalism would cover the issues with all the mainstream comm systems.

    • Cheradenine@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      191·
      17 hours ago

      Good journalism would cover the issues with all the mainstream comm systems.

      That’s not what this piece is about though. It’s not a comparison, it’s specifically about telegram. Their CFO has a contract with the FSB, do with that what you will. Durov has also said that he’s never been back to Russia since, that’s been proven false, he’s been back more than 50 times.

      This article is basically a summary of the report it links to.

      Fwiw I don’t use WhatsApp either, I use SimpleX with Signal as a backup.

    • amlor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      15 hours ago

      That investigation was conducted by russian journalists in exile. It was specifically about telegram because they have sources and it is the most relevant messenger for their readers (including people inside russia who largely assume that telegram is safe). No conspiracy here.

    • lordnikon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      122·
      17 hours ago

      The answer should be use signal that has been configured in a hardened way. Everything else can’t be trusted. Hell even with signal if it’s really sensitive Encode with pgp using their public key then send through signal then they decode using their private key.

        • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          3·
          13 hours ago

          The founder of SimpleX unfortunately seems to be full MAGA. I don’t want to touch that project with a 3 meter pole.

          Matrix isn’t doing too well either. Might be time to start a completely new project.

          • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
            2·
            13 hours ago

            The founder of SimpleX unfortunately seems to be full MAGA

            I don’t do these purity tests. Simplex has better architecture over signal. So as long as that holds true, I will be moving my crew over there once apps are polished

            • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
              1·
              4 hours ago

              Anything architected by fascists and their supporters is suspect. Maybe it looks good now but, such an individual would be more likely to quietly push malicious changes in the future.