While I am wary of "build-your-own-crypto", saying it has a poor security record is, to my knowledge so far, incorrect. I have yet to see satisfactory cryptanalysis that shows a weakness (theoretical or real) in the protocol. If anything, it seems to withstand scrutiny so far. Even the dedicated security.se.com question[0] seems like it wraps itself in tautologies.
Until then, throwing the "homegrown encryption" argument to argue for Telegram's weakness is hand-waving and a straw man.
Telegram's security is sufficient for the threat model I have to face against now and in the future.
Until then, throwing the "homegrown encryption" argument to argue for Telegram's weakness is hand-waving and a straw man.
Telegram's security is sufficient for the threat model I have to face against now and in the future.
[0]: https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/49782/is-telegr...