Subj : Telegram was unblocked in Russia = Durov cooperation
To   : August Abolins
From : Nil Alexandrov
Date : Mon Sep 14 2020 02:34:02

Hello, August!

Sunday September 13 2020 18:09, from August Abolins -> Nil Alexandrov:

 NA>> You can compile yourself and install an .apk file on your
 NA>> Android device, though on iOS it's not possible at all
 NA>> (without a developer license or limited to emulation
 NA>> only).

 AA> Nice.  So, if your compiled version matches in size and
 AA> checksum, then we can be confident that the ready-made version
 AA> is legit?

Not that easy. First, there might be variance in environment and compile and libraries versions so that the result binary differs. On top of that the app has to be sign and stuff. I am not a mobile developer but suspect that you just cannot do the binary comparison here.

 NA>> Any government will not freely allows popular way of
 NA>> communication be lack of a backdoor for monitoring,
 NA>> period.
 AA> Hmmm..  maybe there is a backdoor to the backdoor?  <g>

It is called cooperation, not the blackdoor.

Best Regards, Nil
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