Telegram is not the ultimate privacy messenger you think it is


Despite Telegram's strong image of privacy, led by a founder who exiled himself rather than hand over user data, security experts say even WhatsApp handles some privacy issues better. — Alexander Heinl/dpa

Anti-government protesters in Belarus, Hong Kong and Iran, Extinction Rebellion activists in Britain, Islamic State terrorists... just about any organised group with something to fear from state officials uses Telegram to communicate.

The messenger app has long prided itself on refusing to hand over data to officials.

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