One of the hardest parts about being pagan is raising children in the faith when most of the world doesn't understand your religion. Today we live in a world where secular humanism is the default religion, so this is problem that even Christians and others have. But it's especially vexed for pagans. Mike addresses one of the most commonly asked questions in our sphere.
One of the hardest parts about being pagan is raising children in the faith when most of the world doesn't understand your religion. Today we live in a world where secular humanism is the default religion, so this is problem that even Christians and others have. But it's especially vexed for pagans. Mike addresses one of the most commonly asked questions in our sphere.
Telegram does offer end-to-end encrypted communications through Secret Chats, but this is not the default setting. Standard conversations use the MTProto method, enabling server-client encryption but with them stored on the server for ease-of-access. This makes using Telegram across multiple devices simple, but also means that the regular Telegram chats you’re having with folks are not as secure as you may believe. Individual messages can be fully encrypted. But the user has to turn on that function. It's not automatic, as it is on Signal and WhatsApp. In 2014, Pavel Durov fled the country after allies of the Kremlin took control of the social networking site most know just as VK. Russia's intelligence agency had asked Durov to turn over the data of anti-Kremlin protesters. Durov refused to do so. "Someone posing as a Ukrainian citizen just joins the chat and starts spreading misinformation, or gathers data, like the location of shelters," Tsekhanovska said, noting how false messages have urged Ukrainians to turn off their phones at a specific time of night, citing cybersafety. So, uh, whenever I hear about Telegram, it’s always in relation to something bad. What gives?
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