Telegram rolls out feature that allows users to delete messages, chats, call history, and groups at any time Telegram, in its bid to capture the market following WhatsApp’s privacy terms and conditions fiasco, has started rolling out new features.
Telegram has today announced that they have added WhatsApp chat export on Android that was only available to iOS yesterday.
Telegram and Signal continue to surge following WhatsApp’s privacy backlash—tens of millions of you are now using these messengers for the first time. But, just like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal have critical settings you must change before you start using the apps. Here’s what you need to do now.
WhatsApp’s self-inflicted woes continue as the Facebook-owned messaging client is experiencing further outrage over its updated privacy policy. This policy suggests that the app will soon be able to share more of your personal data with Facebook.
Telegram: Founder Pavel Durov explains why Telegram doesn’t use end-to-end encryption by default and instead offers it as an optional feature via ‘Secret Chats’.
Acton, the head of Signal Foundation and the co-founder of WhatsApp, on the swirling debate on privacy and the future of messaging platforms.
First let me summarize the whole reason why WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal is trending.Recently WhatsApp announced a new privacy policy that will see a change in how its parent company, Facebook, collects data from its 2-billion user accounts. Due to privacy concerns, this has resulted in a surge of downloads of alternative communication apps such as Telegram and Signal. But what does the updated privacy policy mean for your data and security?