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Telegram, the popular messenger with 800 million monthly active users worldwide, is inching closer to adopting an ecosystem strategy that is reminiscent
  • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
    222·
    2 years ago

    Telegram has open source their client code. Not their server code. It’s even on f Droid.

      • atkdef@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        This actually is not a bad thing. If an unofficial client MITM the whole registration process, it’s much harder for the true account owner to prove that he/she is the legit one.

        Also, it doesn’t really require a client to register; Telegram can be accessed from a browser.

          • atkdef@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            2 years ago

            Compared to login, MITM on registration means the culprit knows the IP address and the time of the registration, which is usually significant on claiming the account back.

            I don’t have a spare number to test, but I’m pretty sure entering a phone number in the web sends a SMS code. Do you have concrete evidence that it really doesn’t work?

      • EngineerGaming@feddit.nlEnglish
        21·
        2 years ago

        One of the most egregious thing they’ve done imo is this:

        If their app allows its users to access content from Telegram channels, third-party developers using the Telegram API are required to support and properly display official sponsored messages in their apps by January 1, 2022

        As well as not allowing registration from desktop.

      • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        I might be misunderstanding you, but I believe telegram requires SMS verification for all accounts, regardless of client.

    • cyberpunk007@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      Thank you. Installed fork client and now that stupid story crap is gone and there’s new stuff I can do to fine tune things.