Finding a person on Telegram is not such a problem. Despite the multimillion audience and the simplicity of the interface, users often have trouble finding the right person, whether it's an acquaintance, a colleague, or a business partner.
Thus, you can find a person by username or by phone number. However, many people have a problem at this stage. After all, a person can hide his number, and without this data, there is a problem. The same applies to the username: the absence of a nickname does not give the opportunity to search.
How to find a person by name
Going into Telegram, everyone has the opportunity to create a username. To do this, go to the settings and click “Change” in the upper right corner. On the opened page with personal data, enter your nickname in a certain field, which should be no shorter than five characters.
If a person has created a nickname, it will be easy to find it. It should be entered into the search field and the application will give you all the results found.
Another option is an invitation through a referral link. There is a special link in the functionality of Telegram, thanks to which a person can be found without problems. To do this, you need to perform the following actions:
1. Go to contacts and select the command “Invite”.
2. Select the phone number of the person to whom you are going to send the link.
3. In the window that appears, there will be a message that you need to send to the contact.
There are also other ways to search for people in this messenger.
How to find a person by phone number
A great way to find out information about a person in Telegram is to use the phone number. To begin with, it is worth adding it to your contacts, and if it is registered in the application, then you can easily find the user. The advantage of this method is that it is the fastest option to get information about a person. Groups and chats that you both belong to can also be a way of searching. A user's activity in communities can also be useful if you want to find out more information about the person you are looking for.
You can pay attention to the comments he most often leaves, which will give you an idea of what the person is into and what his social circle is. Reactions to posts can be quite an effective option to learn more about him.
How data protection happens in Telegram and how recommendations work
Customer privacy and security are very important for the platform. Data protection is accomplished by the following methods:
1. Client-server data encryption. Telegram applies mostly client-server encryption for regular chats. In this case, it takes place between the platform's servers and your device.
2. End-to-end encryption. Necessary for more anonymous chats where high security is required. Here, only the sender and receiver can decrypt messages.
3. Secret chats. One of the special features of the messenger, which provides for the possibility of correspondence with end-to-end encryption. Messages in such chats are not saved, there is no possibility to forward them to other users. Additional security - setting a timer, that is, after a certain time, messages are deleted automatically.
Telegram also uses algorithms that suggest interesting contacts. As a rule, they are based on your activity and the presence of common contacts. However, this is available on many other platforms as well. When there are common connections, then the system will offer to add you contacts.
Technical aspects of the messenger algorithm
The algorithms work thanks to a structure that analyzes and evaluates the connection between users. The system has a function to identify possible matches that suggest potentially familiar people.
However, there are certain limitations of data privacy preservation for such algorithms. The contacts and messages of each user cannot be used by Telegram for other purposes, such as advertising.