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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I can't speak to Slack, but I'd never use Telegram for work because their security is questionable at best.
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? π³
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