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  • Grey Cat@lemmy.worldtoPrivacy@lemmy.ml*Permanently Deleted*
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    3 months ago

    There are a lot of things you can survive without :)) They are still nice to have though.

    But I understand the privacy concerns, I struggle with the tradeoffs myself. But to me it’s worth it it this case since the database is supposed to be encrypted with a passphrase and stored locally, not sent over a network.

    Other examples would include searching through history to check if you’ve talked to someone about something. Or check their answer. Unless you are someone with perfect memory I would think these are common situations.



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    3 months ago

    I agree with you about saving the things you need. Especially images and videos since they are not worth the storage size.

    But a history of your conversations with people is pretty nice to have if you didn’t think about saving some info or it only becomes relevant later on. And as long it’s only kept on your own device, I’m fine with it. (But I guess, on the devices of people you speak to)

    Plus if you only save text, even 10 years worth of data is not much at all. A few videos probably weighs more.

    E: typo






  • It would not be the same, access might remain public but if it was E2EE and not stored on Telegram’s servers, new users wouldn’t have access to the history of the channel.
    And since Telegram would not be able to read the messages as they go through its servers, they would have plausible deniability if they were asked if they knew what was going on on which channels.

    I don’t think Signal is the best messenger out there, I do think it’s an good compromise between privacy and to have a enough appeal that most people would use it. I don’t agree with most of what I have read Moxie write. But thanks for judging and generalizing by guessing who I must be.
    You are right that it’s probably more of a social network.