Hi,
I have no idea how and where to the Telegram crew "winds" their costs. Nor do I care, as long as the communication is secured even from their own potential meddling.
So the question is: is it?
Founders of Telegram are also founders of VK, VKontakte, russian alternative to Facebook. The question here is, how close ties has VK with FSB, and how close ties have their founders with FSB? I have no idea, but below are some articles about this issue: http://www.ewdn.com/2013/04/12/vkontakte-ru-accused-of-collaborating-with-se... https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130426/03510222844/has-russias-vkontakte... This is also very interesting: http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/kremlin-targets-russian-faceboo... Unfortunately, I do not know a situation in Russia at all, I am just thinking what *could* be a problem. Regards, M.