- cross-posted to:
- privacy@programming.dev
- cross-posted to:
- privacy@programming.dev
I currently use Telegram for my friends and family, but have reluctantly come to the conclusion that the UK Government is either reaching agreement for backdoors with messaging services, or is trying its hardest to.
I’m also on Element/Matrix. Before I try to get my contacts to join me on there, should I be aware of any privacy issues or is that a good place to head?
Yeah, because an APK downloaded from the web isn’t automatically verified. You need to perform the verification of the package manually, which most users probably won’t do. So it’s safer to download a build from the Play Store, which does this automatically in the background.