Matthew Green (a well regarded cryptographer) summarized it well:<p>&gt; The UX is nice. The crypto is like being stabbed in the eye with a fork.
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;matthew_d_green&#x2F;status&#x2F;666686731635265537" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;matthew_d_green&#x2F;status&#x2F;66668673163526553...</a><p>Which pieces of information do you need exactly? You can search HN for &#x27;Telegram&#x27;, it get&#x27;s criticized nearly every time it makes headlines. Or just look at Telegram&#x27;s interface and you&#x27;ll see that &#x27;secret chat&#x27; is not the default option, it&#x27;s not end-to-end encrypted by default making it marginally more secure than HTTPS.<p>Signal&#x2F;TextSecure on the otherhand has been the &#x27;golden child&#x27; of the privacy and infosec scenes since it was released and their website has plenty of documentation on their protocol.