Kevin RothrockIt's amazing how Telegram has managed to get journalists to write about it this way, as though all its messaging has end-to-end encryption. In fact, this is true only for "secret chats," which must be activated manually and are therefore a tiny fraction of Telegram's traffic.
VessOnSecurity@kevinrothrock There is nothing in the quoted text that isn't true. It *does* offer end-to-end encryption. It's just not on by default everywhere.
People often compare Telegram with Signal. This is comparing apples with oranges. Telegram is not a "secure messenger" - it is a social network that allows encrypted communications. Pretty much like Facebook. People should be comparing Telegram's encrypted messaging with Facebook's Messenger.