How Telegram Messenger circumvents Google Translate's API
As someone who has often defended Telegram I am somewhat puzzled by this one.<p>While the legal aspects of this might have to be decided by someone more skilled than me I feel they are morally on the same ground as early Google and if Google makes a big case of it it might backfire spectacularly.<p>More interesting is it that Telegram sends user texts directly to Google without any proxying (did I get that right and has the author studied it carefully enough?).<p>This might (again, if this blog post is correct and I read kt correctly) be an actual dangerous move from Telegram. Unlike the problems that many here worry about regarding E2E-encryption, this can potentially drag Telegram down to WhatsApp levels, sending huge amounts of user data straight into Google.<p>Then of course, we&#x27;ll need to see. Very much of what Telegram has done security wise is very well thought out and has improved over time.<p>Recently for example when I started my backup of one of the groups I participate in I had to confirm from a mobile client or wait 24 hours to start backup. Account recovery is almost automagically simple but has some nifty touches to prevent account hijacking. Settings to delete the account if I fail to log in has existed for years, I wonder if they even did this before Google launched it.<p>So now I am anxious to know if Telegram has done something brilliant again or if this is a turning point.