I once visited Moscow for a AI coding jam sponsored by the Russian state, and while I was there, there was a Telegram group for all of the students to use to communicate during the jam. This Telegram channel was set up by the state officials.
A small section of Russian students were floored, and responded that they thought Telegram was banned in the country at the time (circa 2017-2018). The state officials laughed and responded that it wasn't any concern because they could read everything in any chat they wanted.
I've avoided the app ever since. I can't say how, why, or when the app became compromised, but anecdotally, I was told that it was and that it was no longer a concern in Russia.
Maybe it was some dry joke, maybe those students were woefully misinformed, who knows. But it certainly broke any confidence I had in the security of any existing messaging app.
I personally use Signal, but that's mostly just because I have personal friends who use it and it's convenient to use on my PC.
Edit: Kinda funny, I only just logged into this site again, and some of my last previous comments were about the same thing.
You sound like you might have some solid points in here. Next time try adding a few citations, and less rants about your perception of young adult women.
A small section of Russian students were floored, and responded that they thought Telegram was banned in the country at the time (circa 2017-2018). The state officials laughed and responded that it wasn't any concern because they could read everything in any chat they wanted.
I've avoided the app ever since. I can't say how, why, or when the app became compromised, but anecdotally, I was told that it was and that it was no longer a concern in Russia.
Maybe it was some dry joke, maybe those students were woefully misinformed, who knows. But it certainly broke any confidence I had in the security of any existing messaging app.
I personally use Signal, but that's mostly just because I have personal friends who use it and it's convenient to use on my PC.
Edit: Kinda funny, I only just logged into this site again, and some of my last previous comments were about the same thing.