Last year, I urged furries to stop using Telegram because it doesn’t actually provide them with any of the privacy guarantees they think it gives them. Instead of improving Telegram’s cryptography to be actually secure, the CEO started spreading misleading bullshit about Signal®. Since then, I’ve been flooded with people asking me about various other encrypted messaging apps and accused by Internet reply-guys of having malicious intentions. Some of the more egregiously stupid accusations were th...