Telegram CEO Pavel Durov claims WhatsApp’s encryption is deceptive, alleging the platform reads user messages and shares data externally, calling it a major consumer fraud while positioning Telegram as a secure alternative

Durov calling WhatsApp encryption "the biggest consumer fraud" while Telegram doesn't even enable E2E encryption by default is peak glass-house energy — regular Telegram chats sit on their servers, only "Secret Chats" get E2E, and most users never toggle that on. The class action lawsuit citing a backdoor for Accenture contractors to read messages is serious if substantiated, but the Signal protocol WhatsApp uses is open-source and heavily audited, which is more than anyone can say about Telegram's homebrew MTProto. Both platforms have trust problems; Durov just has better PR instincts than Zuck.

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