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Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app? (blog.cryptographyengineering.com)
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[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Somehow it has public groups and requires your phone number. Not really sure how to find the groups though.

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But unlike Signal, nobody can see your number

[–] quaff@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

You can hide your phone number now with the release of usernames in Signal. Still need it for registration tho.