Why you should stop using Telegram right now

By William Turton
Updated June 27 2016 - 11:23am, first published 10:24am
Telegram messages are not encrypted by default, app uses 'weird' encryption standard and leaks metadata 'like a champion'.
Telegram messages are not encrypted by default, app uses 'weird' encryption standard and leaks metadata 'like a champion'.

Telegram, the supposedly secure messaging app, has over 100 million users. You might even be one of them. If you are, you should probably stop using it right now. Here's the unfortunate truth about Telegram: It's not as secure as the company's marketing campaigns might lead you to believe.According to interviews with leading encryption and security experts, Telegram has a wide range of security issues and doesn't live up to its proclamations as a safe and secure messaging application.

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