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Telegram releases Peer-to-Peer Login Program
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this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2024
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Crazy. Become a telegram sms relay.... Doesn't seem like a great idea for the user.
They are rewarding you with premium (i.e. some extra features in the app) for relaying sms and exposing your phonenumber to strangers ig?
For now... Giving this capability to a app seems foolish.
If you value premium enough, I'm sure lots of people will agree to it.
I think if its opt-in, then kinda fine..., else it's a nightmare.
It's opt-in, of course
Opt-in for the SMS recipient too?
I'm still trying to figure it out, but I guess not. The only thing I'm sure about is that you will know whether the OTP code has been sent by Telegram or a P2PL relay
You can decide to send sms codes only within your country. You decide whether the tradeoff between costs, privacy and features is worth it. Sending 150 sms a month (or a magnitude more) would cost me 0 €. I find some of the premium features worth paying for. But I would never relay OTP codes for telegram
I send thousands of SMS per month with a cost of zero. Even international.
It's all included in my $40/mo plan.