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Telegram says it has 'about 30 engineers'; security experts say that's a red flag

Telegram says it has 'about 30 engineers'; security experts say that's a red flag | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/24/experts-say-telegrams-30-engineers-team-is-a-security-red-flag/

Telegram's founder Pavel Durov says his company only employs around 30 engineers. Security experts say that raises serious questions about the company's cybersecurity.

Telegram says it has 'about 30 engineers'; security experts say that's a red flag | TechCrunch

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catastrophicblues

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To be fair: someone somewhere has to make algorithms that we use. I honestly don’t know if Telegram’s encryption is strong or how strong based on their white paper, but I’m interested in an unbiased evaluation.

henfredemars

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Developers should not design encryption algorithms. They should instead implement algorithms that were designed by a mathematician.

kauraaaa

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agree with the notion that any homebrew business is questionable but he is a mathematician

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Durov

henfredemars

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Interesting! Did not know that. It’s possible he may be qualified, so I’m still skeptical of closed crypto systems.