New posts whenever we have something to say
This is where we write about why HIY works, how it works — and where other networks fail. No press office, no buzzword bingo, no one checking with legal first.
Standard chats on Telegram aren't end-to-end encrypted. We counted how many taps it takes to get there.
Read post — Telegram calls itself secure. Then look at what's on by default.7 taps to "secure". Ouch.
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A vault, a mailbox, and exactly zero formulas.
3 min readFinally understood it. Thanks.
It started at 280 characters. Then we caught ourselves rambling.
3 min readShort, and meant it. Works.
Four local filters for your feed, noticeably faster delivery of direct messages, and a background service that finally sleeps when nothing's happening.
3 min readBattery thanks you. So do I.
Fair is fair: before we drag other networks, we take apart our own infrastructure.
3 min readRespect for the honest bit.
Identity, friends list, and history come back through three separate paths — deliberately separate.
3 min readMade an export right away.
Every growth mechanic we left out, with the reasoning behind it.
3 min readThe 9pm pushes were hell.
This news just explains what the app already does. The basic version stays free, ad-free, and needs no account with any corporation.
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