8 reasons why signal is better than telegram

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+title: 8 Reasons Why Signal is Better than Telegram
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+date: 2021-01-16
+tags: tech
+excerpt: If you decided it's time to dump Whatsapp and are choosing a better messaging app, then you're likely choosing between Signal and Telegram. Here's why Signal is superior to Telegram
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+- Signal is a not-for-profit, Telegram is not 💰. I want the reassurance that the profit motive isn't there for my communications platform - [because we've seen where that leads to before](../goodbye-whatsapp/#😈-the-faustian-pact).
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+- Signal's [group chats are limited to a 1000](https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007319331-Group-chats), Telegram's are not. This is important to limit the growth of adverse political groups for [example things like Proud Boys on Telegram 🤦‍♂️](https://t.me/s/proudboysusa) - I'd rather not see another assault on American democracy.
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+![](/content/images/2021/proud-boys-on-telegram.png)
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+- [Signal's code is entirely open source](https://github.com/signalapp) so scrutiny 🔍 can occur, Telegram's is only partially open source. Most importantly, their server software is not open source, where your valuable messages get sent.
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+- Signal's end-to-end encryption protocol is [regarded as best in class 🥇](https://www.wired.com/story/signal-encryption-protocol-hacker-lexicon/) and is widely regarded as superior to Telegram's. The [security industry has heavily criticised Telegram's encryption model](https://security.stackexchange.com/a/49802/115711).
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+- All of Signal's messages and content are encrypted by default 🔒, not the case for Telegram.
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+- Whilst I'd like to say Signal wins here, it's unknown exactly which is larger. Signal doesn't publish its user numbers, maybe because it doesn't have a profit motive to do so. As far as I can see on the app stores I've looked at, [Signal was downloaded more than Telegram](../goodbye-whatsapp/#💬-but-my-network%2Fgroup-chats-are-on-whatsapp). Signal "[ranks at the top on App Store in 40 countries and on Google Play Store in 18 countries](https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/12/signal-brian-acton-talks-about-exploding-growth-monetization-and-whatsapp-data-sharing-outrage/)". The pace of download growth is staggering +5,923% - any tech team would struggle to handle that explosion in growth in that amount of time 📈🤯.
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+![](/content/images/2021/messaging-app-downloads.png)
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+- Telegram hasn't got a great reputation when it comes to independent audits. In contrast, when under the full force of an [FBI subpoena Signal declared what was happening publicly, and they could only share account creation date](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/fbi-demands-signal-user-data-but-theres-not-much-to-hand-over/), because that is all they had.
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+- [Telegram collects more data on you](https://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/382036-whatsapp-vs-signal-vs-telegram-vs-facebook-the-data-apps-collect-about-you.html).
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+![](/content/images/2021/data-collected-and-linked-to-you.png)