Telegram was removed from the Apple App Store no longer able to be downloaded.

[mmgfarb]

If they wanted to get my encrypted whatsapp messages or your encrypted telegram messages,  do you think anything would actually stop them?

They could get your encrypted messages but it wouldn't tell them much, all they would have is a bunch of 256 bit encrypted messages, essentially a long string of random numbers and letters that tell them nothing.

[gozalim]

so NSA has no access to your telegram messages but KGB does instead?

(ע"ע kaspersky)

[TimT]

So Telegram was unaware of what was happening on their own thing until Apple took them off ? Did others remove the app as well ?

[Dan]

So Telegram was unaware of what was happening on their own thing until Apple took them off ? Did others remove the app as well ?

Telegram doesn't care about trademarks or illegal activity until they get booted out of an app store.

[yelped]

They could get your encrypted messages but it wouldn't tell them much, all they would have is a bunch of 256 bit encrypted messages, essentially a long string of random numbers and letters that tell them nothing.

Unless there's an issue with the implementation.

[mmgfarb]

Unless there's an issue with the implementation.

True but that has nothing to do with the government's power.

[yelped]

True but that has nothing to do with the government's power.

Read this to get a better understanding of what I mean that it all depends on the implementation. As for, "it has nothing to do with goverment power", read the last couple of paragraphs.

Enjoy the fascinating read!

[mmgfarb]

Read this to get a better understanding of what I mean that it all depends on the implementation. As for, "it has nothing to do with goverment power", read the last couple of paragraphs.

Enjoy the fascinating read!

Did you forget to link the article?

[yelped]

Did you forget to link the article?

Oops! Yes.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/a-relatively-easy-to-understand-primer-on-elliptic-curve-cryptography/

[Yammer]

so NSA has no access to your telegram messages but KGB does instead?

(ע"ע kaspersky)

Who says that they do??

They do t have any servers in Russia either.

So Telegram was unaware of what was happening on their own thing until Apple took them off ? Did others remove the app as well ?

Telegram doesn't care about trademarks or illegal activity until they get booted out of an app store.

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