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Here we go again:

Telegram’s peer-to-peer SMS login service is a privacy nightmare
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/25/telegrams-peer-to-peer-sms-login-service-is-a-privacy-nightmare/

*sigh*

Stop using #Telegram. Seriously.

Telegram uses confusing language to pretend it is end-to-end encrypted by default. It is not — you have to enable that separately for each chat, and it *only* works for one-on-ones, not groups.

Telegram's protocol design is sus af (that's a technical term), and that's putting real people in real danger:
https://www.pwnallthethings.com/p/russia-is-spying-on-telegram-chats

#InfoSec #Privacy