I’ve been noticing a lot of chatter lately about the Teleguard app from Swisscows being promoted as a safer alternative to Session, but the official site offers almost no details. There’s no clear information whether the code is open‑source, or any independent security audits to back up those claims…

[image] Apple reveals 'push notification spying' by foreign governments shieldGeneral no paywalled version https://archive.is/USTPM

Who told you it’s good app? It’s literally walking red flag. Closed source, centralized, almost impossible to delete account, it’s based on some device id or other deep storage. You can clear all data from phone it will still be there.

+ swiss doesn’t mean much nowadays, 20 years ago maybe, today it’s more marketing catch imo

[image] Anon0299938: it’s more marketing catch Unless any entity relying on Swiss can also truly back it up with all that’s needed to trust a privacy product

This one was discussed previously: [image] Any Mysudo alternatives in EU? person_raising_handQuestions What about this one?

[image] A Secure Chat App’s Encryption Is So Bad It Is ‘Meaningless’ TeleGuard is an app downloaded more a million times that markets itself as a secure way to chat. The app uploads users’ private keys to the company’s server, and makes decryption of messages trivial. …

The CEO responded to the claims in 404’s article: This is our official response to 404 Media "Dear Joseph, Frankly, we were, to put it mildly, extremely surprised by the superficial and unsubstantiated nature of the publication, particularly given that it originates from a source presenting itself…

[image] Gurgles: “TeleGuard … implements its encryption so poorly that an attacker can trivially access a user’s private key and decrypt their messages.” This assertion is factually incorrect, misleading, and presented in an unjustifiably categorical manner. TeleGuard employs encryption algorith…

[image] Gurgles: “The app has also repeatedly been linked to child abusers, with one local media outlet reporting TeleGuard is ‘notorious’ among prosecutors for child sexual abuse material.” This allegation attempts to associate TeleGuard with criminal activity of the most serious nature. We un…

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