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Their "security" focus was always just branding. Telegram is about as centralized as it gets, architecturally, with the service provider trusted ultimately.


What does centralization have to do with security? My bank is centralized.


Centralization in the sense of "who can read the messages" (or its big brother "who intransparently controls all encryption keys").

Banks have a different threat model, and while I can be reimbursed for stolen funds, it‘s not exactly possible to "un-leak" personal messages.




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