{"id":213290,"date":"2023-02-17T07:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=272213"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:59:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:59:18","slug":"ceo-whatsapp-accuses-telegram-spyware-kremlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/ceo-whatsapp-accuses-telegram-spyware-kremlin\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp CEO accuses Telegram of being Kremlin spyware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The situation between <strong>WhatsApp <\/strong>and <strong>Telegram<\/strong> is &#8220;hot&#8221;. After WhatsApp went so far as to imitate some of Telegram&#8217;s features and functions, and Meta (its parent company) <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/copy-telegram-mark-zuckerberg-announces-channels-instagram\">recently copied its channels to implement them on <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/copy-telegram-mark-zuckerberg-announces-channels-instagram\">Instagram<\/a> <\/strong>(later also on <strong>Facebook<\/strong> and <strong>Messenger<\/strong>), WhatsApp&#8217;s CEO has shared some serious statements about its biggest rival in the market.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/2095394417\/whatsapp-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a <strong>Wired<\/strong> article titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/the-kremlin-has-entered-the-chat\/\">&#8220;The Kremlin has entered the chat&#8221;<\/a> (a clear allusion to the automatic message that appears in a group chat when a new member enters), in which Telegram is accused of <strong>being controlled by the Kremlin<\/strong> (the Russian government), <strong>Will Cathcart<\/strong>, the CEO of WhatsApp, has added fuel to the fire, adding that the <strong>platform does not offer end-to-end encryption by default<\/strong> and that this is completely absent in groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a really important article from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrenLoucaides?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DarrenLoucaides<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WIRED?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Wired<\/a> about Telegram.  If you think Telegram is secure, you should read this article and understand the truth &#8211; especially before you use it for anything private.<br><br>Some really important points: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WefbuS11Ov\">https:\/\/t.co\/WefbuS11Ov<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Will Cathcart (@wcathcart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wcathcart\/status\/1624105971810467842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The executive added that Telegram&#8217;s end-to-end encryption (E2EE) protocols, <strong>cannot be verified on an individual<\/strong> basis, and claims that Telegram is deprived of the transparency that many other companies (including his own company, WhatsApp) have adopted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Cathcart mentioned that <strong>Telegram APIs are used for mass surveillance<\/strong>, a claim that has been backed up by <strong>Jordan Wildon<\/strong>, a researcher at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue who agrees with the executive&#8217;s assertion that <strong>any Telegram user within a 3-kilometer radius can be tracked<\/strong> if they activate their location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Telegram-ubicacion.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272220\" width=\"381\" height=\"600\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the recent accusations (which, in Cathcart&#8217;s case, ended with a <strong>recommendation to use any messaging app but Telegram<\/strong>), a Telegram spokesperson claims that both the Wired article and the WhatsApp CEO&#8217;s accusations <strong>are based on &#8220;mistakes&#8221;<\/strong>. The platform has detailed nine errors in <a href=\"https:\/\/telegra.ph\/Wired-Errors\">an article<\/a>, and claims that <strong>Wired&#8217;s editorial team overlooked Telegram&#8217;s responses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telegram mentions that location tracking via API <strong>is only possible in cases where a user shares their location publicly<\/strong>. The platform claims that Telegram&#8217;s protocol is verified by a team from the University of Udine and that, in addition, the app also recommends users to check ID fingerprints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Cathcart and Wired accuse Telegram of being unsafe and controlled by the Kremlin, and Wired responds to the accusations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9256,"featured_media":213291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-213290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9256"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213290"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322111,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213290\/revisions\/322111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213290"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=213290"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=213290"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=213290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}