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Global WhatsApp users seeking a safer messaging app are puzzled about choosing between two secure messaging services, Telegram and Signal.
While both prioritize user privacy and security, Pavel Durov remarks there's no reason to compare the two apps because 'Telegram is a feature-rich messaging app that you can use comfortably and safely without worrying about sharing personal data with Facebook like WhatsApp. Signal, on the other hand, represents a feature of Telegram, which is secret chats.'
Telegram CEO further adds: 'If you think you need a separate app just for that one feature, go ahead and install Signal.'
Backups and syncs, in any form, compromise security, as any endpoint can be compromised, and secret chats in Telegram are stored only on a single device.
Telegram's CEO states: 'Both iOS and Android have numerous backdoors that could be exploited by third parties to hack phones and access your personal data. Unfortunately, this is the world we live in.'
Durov once again taunts WhatsApp, saying they will never force users to watch 30-second ads on Telegram. If any ad introductions happen, ads will only be displayed on large channels and won't be targeted based on any private data (unlike Facebook).
WhatsApp is requiring users to consent to data sharing with Facebook or risk losing their accounts after January 8th. With around 500 million users and this number continually rising, Telegram is becoming a significant concern for Facebook.
The ability to send real-time news via Telegram's cloud is a crucial feature that many users desire. It allows seamless synchronization across multiple devices with access to chat history, group chats, and large channels, as well as sending large documents and videos. Durov emphasizes: 'It also enables forwarding real-time files without the need to re-upload, minimizing storage usage on your phone and never losing messages even when you lose your phone. Furthermore, many other amazing features in Telegram also help reduce bandwidth, battery, and memory usage.'
As part of WhatsApp's business vision, the company is now requesting user data collection to provide additional features. However, this modification has raised privacy concerns, prompting those who care about privacy to consider uninstalling the app and switching to safer and more reliable alternatives like Signal and Telegram.
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