Beware of impersonators (carefully check out Telegram bio as theΒ scammer may insert any nickname to his bio and leave his own nickname blank), fakeΒ notifications about logging into Telegram (check out them carefully, they should come intoΒ the official telegram news & tips channel) with a phishing link, fake bots (yep, bots - notΒ user accounts - may DM first) and so on.
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- Phone Number β Who can see my phone number β Nobody.
- Data and Storage β Auto Download Media β Toggle off
- Phone Number β Who can find me by my number β My Contacts.
- Last Seen & Online β Who can see my timestamp β Nobody.
- Profile photo β Who can see my profile photo β My Contacts.
- Calls β Who can call me β My Contacts (or Nobody, if you prefer).
- Callsβ Peer-to-peer β My contacts (or Nobody, if you prefer not to share your IPΒ address with chat partners).
- Forwarded Messages β Who can add a link to my account when forwarding myΒ messages β My Contacts.
- Groups & Channels β Who can add me β My Contacts.
- Disable auto-downloading (both wi-fi and cellular): Privacy & Security β Data Settings!
- Disable P2P calls for everyone as it may expose your IP!
- Never activate (viaΒ /start) any telegram bot! Do not even touch telegram bots (onlyΒ public chat bots are considered safe, you can operate them in a public chat viaΒ commands), never DM a Telegram bot! (any button can contain a SQLi vulnerability orΒ even worse)!
