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0 pointstmottabr1y ago0 comments

no it is not..

There is E2E encryption for private ono on one conversations, but it is off by default and the option to enable it is buried behind a few screens ans several clicks..

And it is completely unavailable for group chats..

If you want more details, Matthew Green, the famous cryptographer from Johns Hopkins University have reviewed it recently

https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2024/08/25/telegram...

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Tiberium1y ago

What do you mean "it's not"? We're not talking about E2E encryption specifically, just any encryption. MTProto uses encryption.

tmottabrOP1y ago

MTProto is the protocol used for secure chats, that is the name of their E2E encryption..

If you do not enable E2E it will not use MTProto and not have E2E encryption.

And all of this is only available for private chats, none is available for groups chats..

Tiberium1y ago

I'm sorry, but MTProto isn't just used for E2E chats. It's the actual main protocol that Telegram uses for everything. And yes, for non-secure chats there will be no E2E, but the question was about encryption, not end to end encryption.

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0 pointstmottabr1y ago0 comments

no it is not..

There is E2E encryption for private ono on one conversations, but it is off by default and the option to enable it is buried behind a few screens ans several clicks..

And it is completely unavailable for group chats..

If you want more details, Matthew Green, the famous cryptographer from Johns Hopkins University have reviewed it recently

https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2024/08/25/telegram...

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Tiberium1y ago

What do you mean "it's not"? We're not talking about E2E encryption specifically, just any encryption. MTProto uses encryption.

tmottabrOP1y ago

MTProto is the protocol used for secure chats, that is the name of their E2E encryption..

If you do not enable E2E it will not use MTProto and not have E2E encryption.

And all of this is only available for private chats, none is available for groups chats..

Tiberium1y ago

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