e2e is disabled by default unless you start a secret chat. and there's no way to start a secret chat from official desktop app. don't remember anything about secret chats being stored in plain text though
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What do you mean by "questionable security" in telegram?
I'm not too informed on the issues apart from the plain-text storing of messages when it claimed e2e encryption I've seen some time ago.
My point of comparison is usually WhatsApp and their security is abysmal.
This really happened? 😳
e2e is disabled by default unless you start a secret chat. and there's no way to start a secret chat from official desktop app. don't remember anything about secret chats being stored in plain text though