Pavel Durov, the Founder of social network Vkontakte and messenger Telegram, has publicly stated that the US Federal offices put pressure on the company. They want to weaken the encryption or to add a backdoor.
Durov posted in Twitter that during the visit of company in the US last year, United States agencies had attempted twice to bribe their developers. Moreover, Pavel was under pressure by the FBI.
Also Durov said that the Signal (an encrypted communications application,Telegram's main competitor) is sponsored by the US government. He predicts that in five years there will be a backdoor.
"Run by people with good intentions. Better than nothing, but unsafe default settings make it dangerous for non-experts to use", Edward Snowden's view on Telegram.
-Christina
Durov posted in Twitter that during the visit of company in the US last year, United States agencies had attempted twice to bribe their developers. Moreover, Pavel was under pressure by the FBI.
Also Durov said that the Signal (an encrypted communications application,Telegram's main competitor) is sponsored by the US government. He predicts that in five years there will be a backdoor.
"Run by people with good intentions. Better than nothing, but unsafe default settings make it dangerous for non-experts to use", Edward Snowden's view on Telegram.
-Christina