Telegram, the FSB, and the Man in the Middle: The technical infrastructure that underpins Telegram is controlled by a man whose companies have collaborated with Russian intelligence services. (istories.media)
from Pro@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world on 10 Jun 09:56
https://programming.dev/post/31946056

Telegram Response.

  • A company owned by a Russian network engineer named Viktor Vedeneev controls thousands of Telegram IP addresses and maintains its servers.
  • Vedeneev’s other companies have a history of collaborating with Russia’s defense sector, the FSB security service, and other highly sensitive agencies.
  • Because of the way Telegram’s encryption protocols work, even users who use its “end-to-end” encryption features are vulnerable to being tracked by anyone who can monitor its network traffic.

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cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 10 Jun 10:42 next collapse

Not to dismiss (I agree with the premise) but is that a legit source?

Pro@programming.dev on 10 Jun 10:45 collapse

Yes, they are even republished by OCCRP.

Kyrgizion@lemmy.world on 10 Jun 10:55 next collapse

Look, in today’s world, you get to choose who spies on you depending on your chosen platform, but spy on you they absolutely will. Wether it’s the Russians, the Chinese or USA. The only way to not get spied on is to not use electronic communications at all.

Albbi@lemmy.ca on 10 Jun 13:06 next collapse

Look, in today’s world the entire banking sector relies on private communications to operate using the Internet. Why can’t private citizens get the same?

Kyrgizion@lemmy.world on 10 Jun 13:28 collapse

End-to-end encryption should cover you, but anything that can set up man-in-the-middle attacks is poised to defeat that.

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world on 10 Jun 13:47 collapse

fully audited FOSS E2EE ftw

homoludens@feddit.org on 10 Jun 13:48 next collapse

Okay, who spies on me when I use e.g. Signal?

dubyakay@lemmy.ca on 10 Jun 14:06 collapse

The recipient of your messages.

WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works on 10 Jun 17:55 collapse

that’s not just useless defeatism, but also false. effective end to end encryption exists in multiple forms today.

signal, maybe even with a custom server.
matrix if the server is being ran on trusted hardware.
XMPP too with the right extensions.

AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space on 10 Jun 11:50 next collapse

This is my surprised face.

humanspiral@lemmy.ca on 10 Jun 14:01 collapse

He’s also been arrested by western governments, and certainly there were “conditions for release”.