Telegram beats every other chat app by a country mile.
It absolutely blows my mind that people who value their privacy will download an alternate blue version of an app that is unsigned and insecure. It's free. It's not encrypted.... |
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over a year ago
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I'm not into tech I chat on fab.. with telegram I think they need your phone number something about your contacts . I'm not sure as I said I'm not into tech .. just becareful before joining any group |
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Be cautious. I created a profile, Set my phone number to private. Set my name to be something filthy. Had some chats. Next thing I know an old friend messaged me to say hi as he was notified I joined by the app. Was no biggie for me as he knew our filth anyway, but someone else might be caught out. |
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over a year ago
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"Be cautious. I created a profile, Set my phone number to private. Set my name to be something filthy. Had some chats. Next thing I know an old friend messaged me to say hi as he was notified I joined by the app. Was no biggie for me as he knew our filth anyway, but someone else might be caught out."
People who have your number and also use telegram and are in your contacts will get a notification that you joined. That's ok as not everyone uses it for filth 
But if you set your number visibility to "no-one" in the privacy settings no one that doesn't already have it will see it. |
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over a year ago
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"Like if someone downloaded the app, set the name to "cum guzzler" and then sets their number as private... does the contact who is on there already who is notified see the name?"
Be interested to know the answer to this too. Surely if when signing up for the app you just don’t allow it to see your contacts they won’t get notified? Unless it’s based off the people already on the app showing their contacts |
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"Like if someone downloaded the app, set the name to "cum guzzler" and then sets their number as private... does the contact who is on there already who is notified see the name?
Be interested to know the answer to this too. Surely if when signing up for the app you just don’t allow it to see your contacts they won’t get notified? Unless it’s based off the people already on the app showing their contacts"
I don't know, but I suspect that telegram reports your phone number to other telegram users if your number is in their contacts. I could be wrong |
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over a year ago
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"Luckily we are friends. And he did send me a quite head's up within minutes of me setting up my profile. I told him I only used it for Tinder dates"
You were lucky then 
So telegram just notifies people no matter if you give them access to your contact list or not? Well that’s a pain! Not sure we’d get away with it so easily with it being a cpl profile we’d be setting up lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Set it up last night..shit a brick when my sisters name came up  ..a few fab friends came up as well..the name came up as I have it stored under my phone contacts..so I'm guessing whatever they have you stored by is the name that will come up???..I eventually found the setting to hide from contacts and now no names are showing up..question though, do I need to know the phone number of people I want to talk to?..thanks x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Just be mindful that when you set it up don't add anything until you lock down the privacy settings.
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Once you lock down privacy can the people already notified see your username and/or contact you do you know? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Her shouted Nice Ass out the window of his car as he was driving passed my house. "
Well next time don't stand outside your house naked whilst setting up an app. Simple!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My understanding is people can add you by username. So if you used your fab username they could possibly find you that way"
That's good to know..thank you  |
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"Just be mindful that when you set it up don't add anything until you lock down the privacy settings.
Once you lock down privacy can the people already notified see your username and/or contact you do you know?"
No they can't. You can block everyone from seeing your profile and phone number and then selectively choose the people and groups you want to see.
You can also have a 'public' profile pic seperate from the one want to use for your naughty groups or chats. |
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over a year ago
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If you don't permit it access to your contacts when setting it up, then it won't send a message saying you've joined to anyone.
But if you do, and people in your phone contacts are on telegram then they'll see your profile picture and chosen name. So choose wisely if you decide to go that way.
Probably best thing is just to deny it access to your contacts list at the start and then also lock down your privacy settings in the app. |
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"Just be mindful that when you set it up don't add anything until you lock down the privacy settings.
Once you lock down privacy can the people already notified see your username and/or contact you do you know?
No they can't. You can block everyone from seeing your profile and phone number and then selectively choose the people and groups you want to see.
You can also have a 'public' profile pic seperate from the one want to use for your naughty groups or chats."
Perfect, you’re amazing. Thanks so much for the info - ginger |
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"If you don't permit it access to your contacts when setting it up, then it won't send a message saying you've joined to anyone.
But if you do, and people in your phone contacts are on telegram then they'll see your profile picture and chosen name. So choose wisely if you decide to go that way.
Probably best thing is just to deny it access to your contacts list at the start and then also lock down your privacy settings in the app. "
That makes sense thanks.
Seems like it's a great app, but there are a couple of gotchas for totally private usage. The nag screen on startup to allow access to contacts being one. |
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That's really the barrier to entry for telegram. Not everyone is going to have the wherewithal to dig into the privacy settings and know what way to set it up.
The phone number thing is funny too. A lot of people don't want to hand it over but will use kik, a totally insecure app own by a shady consortium to send photos full of biometric data and confess their intimate desires and kinks.
If the product is free, your the product. |
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"Luckily we are friends. And he did send me a quite head's up within minutes of me setting up my profile. I told him I only used it for Tinder dates
You were lucky then
So telegram just notifies people no matter if you give them access to your contact list or not? Well that’s a pain! Not sure we’d get away with it so easily with it being a cpl profile we’d be setting up lol"
It asks for access to your contacts. If you don't give access your contacts don't know you're on Telegram |
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"Oh I understood it by what I’ve read that you don’t need to give or show your number? You can simply add people by username on telegram?"
Yup I understand it that way too, can add anyone from their profile name. No need for numbers |
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"Oh I understood it by what I’ve read that you don’t need to give or show your number? You can simply add people by username on telegram?"
You do need to submit your number on set to to verify your phone.
Refuse access to contacts when prompted
Lock down privacy settings
Then add profile pic etc |
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By *XlalaXXWoman
over a year ago
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"Like if someone downloaded the app, set the name to "cum guzzler" and then sets their number as private... does the contact who is on there already who is notified see the name?"
as far as I’m aware it’s the name they have saved u in their contacts as comes up
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"Does anyone know, do you need full name of group to search for groups as opposed to ki.k where loads groups come up whe you type 'irish' or whatever? use Twitter
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Twitter is soooo last week. It's 'X' now.  |
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By *indenMan
over a year ago
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"I have only really started to use it the last few weeks. Now that I'm getting used to it. I like it. "
"I use it , Kik is a load of bollox Em x"
Now I’m definitely converted…..  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Like if someone downloaded the app, set the name to "cum guzzler" and then sets their number as private... does the contact who is on there already who is notified see the name?"
Should come as what they have you saved as |
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