Since WhatsApp's terms of use change, many users switch messengers.
However, the Telegram app is not considered a safe alternative.
Due to a controversial WhatsApp * update, users are looking for
alternatives
.
We do not recommend
installing
the Russian messenger service
Telegram
.
The
Signal
app
is considered a particularly secure option.
Kassel -
changes the terms of use and keeps the option
to share
data with
in the
future
.
If users do not agree to the conditions, they
will soon no longer be able to use
the
messenger
service.
Therefore, many users are already looking for an alternative, especially
Telegram
is popular - but anything but safe.
At least that is what the technology magazine
Chip Online
claims
.
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One of WhatsApp's competitors: the Russian messenger service Telegram.
(Symbol photo)
© Sergei Konkov / TASS / dpa
Encryption is not activated from the start with Telegram - with WhatsApp it is
Telegram is seen
as the safer messenger service
compared to
, which, according to
Chip Online
, "does not necessarily correspond to the truth".
Although the app from
Russia
also has
end-to-end encryption of
the chats, this must first be activated in the settings under "Secret chats".
In any case, this setting is not standard - but it is with WhatsApp.
Regular
chats
are still encrypted, but should be cached by the
cloud function
on
Telegram
servers and thus theoretically decryptable.
WhatsApp uses secure algorithm - it is unclear where the Telegram servers are located
In addition, the
end-to-end encryption
at Telegram is based on a proprietary protocol, according to
Chip Online
.
This means that no one except Telegram can judge for themselves how secure the encryption actually is.
WhatsApp,
on the other hand, uses the algorithm from the competing
product Signal
, which is classified as safe
.
The Russian Messenger Service Telegram is also as open source app ( "
open source
touted"), which would mean that external experts, the
app
examine and could analyze.
Since
Telegram's
server code
is not publicly available, it is not possible to assess what is happening on the provider's servers.
The
location of
those servers is also unknown, which creates uncertainty about the applicable
data protection laws
.
WhatsApp or Telegram?
Elon Musk and Edward Snowden recommend Signal
The
Signal
app is
a particularly safe and
free alternative
.
Whistleblower
Edward Snowden
has been recommending
Messenger
for years,
as has Tesla boss Elon Musk.
According to
Chip Online,
the end-to-end encryption speaks for itself, as does the fact that, unlike Telegram, Signal is a “real”
open source app
.
Use signal
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021
Another advantage of the messenger service: Not only
chats
and media, but also
metadata
, i.e. higher-level data that receive further information, should be encrypted here.
Signal was developed by a
non-profit organization
with the aim of offering a completely secure messenger.
In addition, many well-known features are also included.
If you want
to switch
from
or
Telegram
to Signal, you should hardly
miss
a
function
.
(Nail Akkoyun)
* hna.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.
List of rubric lists: © Sergei Konkov / TASS / dpa