Yes, the data is encrypted in transit. But Telegram can decrypt the data.
We can see that's true, because when I add a new device I can get into all my group chats.
Only if I explicitly "Start secret chat" does something else happen.
Telegram is sitting on a lot of group chats where a lot of horrible things are happening that governments want to see... and gets upset when Telegram doesn't use this access to share that information in response to lawful orders.
> I can only imagine there's a concerted effort here to misinform everyone
Assume good faith-- it's in the guidelines. I have been here just as long as you. I am not part of some shadowy conspiracy to make people think that Telegram security is bad.
I feel like people just don't understand the term of art "effectively plaintext".
Alternatively, if you thought I was talking about secret chats in general-- note that we are in a subthread talking explicitly about channels and non-secret chats:
"For those unaware, all channel on telegram are NOT ENCRYPTED. They are stored in plaintext on telegram servers. All chats that are not 'secret chat' mode (single device to single device) are NOT ENCRYPTED (stored in plaintext on server)."
We can see that's true, because when I add a new device I can get into all my group chats.
Only if I explicitly "Start secret chat" does something else happen.
Telegram is sitting on a lot of group chats where a lot of horrible things are happening that governments want to see... and gets upset when Telegram doesn't use this access to share that information in response to lawful orders.
> I can only imagine there's a concerted effort here to misinform everyone
Assume good faith-- it's in the guidelines. I have been here just as long as you. I am not part of some shadowy conspiracy to make people think that Telegram security is bad.
I feel like people just don't understand the term of art "effectively plaintext".
Alternatively, if you thought I was talking about secret chats in general-- note that we are in a subthread talking explicitly about channels and non-secret chats:
"For those unaware, all channel on telegram are NOT ENCRYPTED. They are stored in plaintext on telegram servers. All chats that are not 'secret chat' mode (single device to single device) are NOT ENCRYPTED (stored in plaintext on server)."