{"id":162394,"date":"2021-01-25T09:40:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T06:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/telegram-chats-arent-end-to-end-encrypted-by-default\/"},"modified":"2021-01-25T09:40:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T06:40:03","slug":"telegram-chats-arent-end-to-end-encrypted-by-default","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/telegram-chats-arent-end-to-end-encrypted-by-default\/","title":{"rendered":"#Telegram Chats Aren\u2019t End-to-End Encrypted by Default"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2717963168e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/telegram-chats-arent-end-to-end-encrypted-by-default\/#Why_End-to-End_Encryption_Matters\" >Why End-to-End Encryption Matters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/telegram-chats-arent-end-to-end-encrypted-by-default\/#How_to_End-to-End_Encrypt_Messages_in_Telegram\" >How to End-to-End Encrypt Messages in Telegram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/telegram-chats-arent-end-to-end-encrypted-by-default\/#Telegram_Cant_Sync_Its_Secret_Chats\" >Telegram Can\u2019t Sync Its Secret Chats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/telegram-chats-arent-end-to-end-encrypted-by-default\/#Telegram_Cant_End-to-End_Encrypt_Group_Messages\" >Telegram Can\u2019t End-to-End Encrypt Group Messages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/telegram-chats-arent-end-to-end-encrypted-by-default\/#Signal_Is_Best_for_End-to-End_Encryption\" >Signal Is Best for End-to-End Encryption<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/telegram-chats-arent-end-to-end-encrypted-by-default\/#Telegram_and_Signal_Are_Just_Different\" >Telegram and Signal Are Just Different<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Telegram Chats Aren\u2019t End-to-End Encrypted by Default&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_710395\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-710395 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/telegram-app-concept.jpg\" alt=\"A finger tapping a large Telegram app icon on a smartphone.\" width=\"650\" height=\"299\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/telegram-smartphone-mans-hand-on-screen-1778627126\" data-credittext=\"Arthur_Shevtsov\/Shutterstock.com\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/telegram-smartphone-mans-hand-on-screen-1778627126\">Arthur_Shevtsov\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/\">Telegram<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/signal.org\/\">Signal<\/a> are widely popular privacy-focused messaging <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s. However, the two apps have some big differences: While all messages sent via Signal are always end-to-end encrypted by default, Telegram messages aren\u2019t. End-to-end encryption is an optional feature in Telegram.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_End-to-End_Encryption_Matters\"><\/span>Why End-to-End Encryption Matters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>End-to-end encryption means that only the sender and the receiver of a message can see its contents. Not even the company running the server in the middle of the conversations can see the contents of the communications.<\/p>\n<p>With Signal, all conversations are always end-to-end encrypted: The Signal Foundation can\u2019t see the contents of the messages.<\/p>\n<p>With Telegram, the company in charge of Telegram is technically capable of seeing the contents of the messages on its servers.<\/p>\n<p>There is still some encryption in Telegram, of course: Encryption is used to transmit messages between your Telegram app, Telegram\u2019s servers, and the other person\u2019s Telegram app. Your internet service provider, network operator, and any third parties snooping on your internet activity can\u2019t see the contents of your communications. (That\u2019s a big improvement from traditional SMS, which lets your cellular provider see all your messages!)<\/p>\n<p>If Telegram\u2019s servers were hacked at some point in the future, for example, the attackers could see the contents of people\u2019s Telegram conversations. However, if Signal\u2019s servers were hacked, the attackers couldn\u2019t see the conversations.<\/p>\n<p>Telegram and Signal are very different in this way. Telegram is much more of a traditional messaging application. It syncs your chats between your devices and stores them in the cloud. If you don\u2019t care about end-to-end encryption, that\u2019s fine\u2014and Telegram\u2019s features can definitely be convenient.<\/p>\n<p>But if you are sending sensitive information\u2014or if you just want to ensure that your conversations aren\u2019t being snooped on\u2014you should use end-to-end encryption.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_End-to-End_Encrypt_Messages_in_Telegram\"><\/span>How to End-to-End Encrypt Messages in Telegram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to switch to Signal to use end-to-end encryption. It\u2019s built right into Telegram. It\u2019s just an optional feature that most people aren\u2019t aware of.<\/p>\n<p>In Telegram, only \u201csecret chats\u201d are encrypted. To use Telegram\u2019s end-to-end encryption, you have to start a secret chat by tapping the person\u2019s name, the \u201cMore\u201d or menu button, and \u201cStart Secret Chat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Secret chats appear separately from non-secret chats in Telegram\u2019s chat list. For secret chats, Telegram shows the person\u2019s name in green next to a green padlock icon. If you\u2019re already talking to someone, you\u2019ll see two separate conversations in your list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-709504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lock-Showing-Secert-Chat-on-Telegram.png\" alt=\"A secret chat vs a not encrypted chat\" width=\"650\" height=\"264\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In a secret chat, you can also enable a self-destruct timer for messages, ensuring that they\u2019ll be deleted after a given amount of time. (Of course, the person you\u2019re talking to can always take a screenshot of your conversation to preserve it if they want to.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Start an Encrypted Secret Chat in Telegram<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Telegram_Cant_Sync_Its_Secret_Chats\"><\/span>Telegram Can\u2019t Sync Its Secret Chats<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Because of the end-to-end encryption, secret chats don\u2019t sync between the Telegram app on multiple devices. A secret chat on one device stays on that device. So if you start a secret chat on your phone, you can\u2019t continue that same secret chat on a tablet or computer. It stays on your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Signal was designed from the ground up for end-to-end encryption, so it can optionally sync end-to-end encryption between your devices. Signal lets you link the app on your phone to another device like a Windows PC, Mac, or iPad. You can carry on your conversations between multiple devices without sacrificing end-to-end encryption, as you would have to do with Telegram.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Telegram_Cant_End-to-End_Encrypt_Group_Messages\"><\/span>Telegram Can\u2019t End-to-End Encrypt Group Messages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Telegram offers huge group chats with up to 200,000 people in a channel. However, in Telegram, only one-on-one conversations can be end-to-end encrypted with the \u201csecret chats\u201d feature.<\/p>\n<p>Signal only supports up to 1000 people in a group chat.\u00a0However, those group chats are always end-to-end encrypted. If you want end-to-end encrypted group chats with three or more people, Signal is the app to choose.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Telegram\u2019s group chats are ideal for big public channels with thousands of people, while Signal\u2019s group chat feature is ideal for private conversations with a smaller number of people.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Signal_Is_Best_for_End-to-End_Encryption\"><\/span>Signal Is Best for End-to-End Encryption<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_708951\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-708951 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/signal-apps.png\" alt=\"Signal apps showing the conversation list and conversation.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/signal.org\/en\/\" data-credittext=\"Signal\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/signal.org\/en\/\">Signal<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Telegram is undoubtedly a polished messaging app with a slick interface. It\u2019s great that it offers the option to have a secret chat with end-to-end encryption, too.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you really care about end-to-end encryption, you should use Signal instead. In Signal, encryption isn\u2019t an optional feature\u2014it\u2019s built into every single conversation that you have. All of Signal\u2019s features\u2014including message sync between devices and group chats\u2014work with end-to-end encryption.<\/p>\n<p>That ease of use is very helpful for getting people on board with secure, private chats. If you want to have end-to-end encrypted conversations with your friends, family members, or coworkers, it\u2019s much easier for them to use Signal. The end-to-end encryption \u201cjust works\u201d in all conversations, and you won\u2019t have to explain the difference between secret chats and non-secret chats to them, as you would with Telegram.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Telegram_and_Signal_Are_Just_Different\"><\/span>Telegram and Signal Are Just Different<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So which is better, Signal or Telegram? Well, they\u2019re different. As of the start of 2021, Telegram clearly has a shinier, more polished interface, with prettier stickers and chat backgrounds. It\u2019s also ideal for big public channels, making it almost a sort of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> network.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you\u2019re looking for end-to-end encryption so that the company operating the chat app can\u2019t see your messages (and they can\u2019t be accessed by hackers who breach the company\u2019s servers), Signal is the best option.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Telegram at least offers end-to-end encryption as an option. 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