A. Smith on Nostr: #Telegram is not a #privacy preserving app. It is controlled by a state that is at ...
#Telegram is not a #privacy preserving app. It is controlled by a state that is at war and as such data from Telegram should be treated as an intelligence asset. Instead, use #Signal #SimplexChat or #Session
quoting nevent1q…hzn9Popular messaging app #Telegram can leak user IP addresses during phone calls, as highlighted by #security researcher Denis Simonov. Telegram's default peer-to-peer connection for calls requires both parties to know each other's IP addresses, leading to potential #privacy issues. To avoid IP leaks, users must manually change settings in Telegram's Privacy and Security options.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/19/telegram-is-still-leaking-user-ip-addresses-to-contacts/