Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s words in an interview with Tucker Carlson, in which he stated that the development team consisted of only 30 engineers, confused cyber experts. The portal reports this TechCrunch.
Cryptographer Matthew Green from Johns Hopkins University called this decision an alarming sign and explained to journalists that such a decision poses serious risks to user security. He emphasized that regular chats on Telegram are not protected by default, unlike Signal or WhatsApp.
In order for correspondence to be protected by end-to-end encryption, the user must start a special secret chat, which competitors provide by default. In this case, experts, representatives
Telegram and other interested parties will not be able to access the content of the correspondence.
Eva Halperin, Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, added that Telegram is not just a messaging tool but also a social platform that uses large amounts of user data. He emphasized that a small team of engineers cannot effectively handle legal requests and content moderation.
As Durov himself admits, Telegram has almost a billion users and is one of the most popular platforms among cryptocurrency enthusiasts; This makes messenger an attractive target for hackers. However, experts say that a lack of resources and an overloaded team can fall into the hands of attackers.
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