It is reported that some of the user information of the high security messaging application 'Telegram' has passed to the authorities
The messaging application 'Telegram' is characterized by encrypting communication and maintaining privacy when sending and receiving messages and files, and claims that the amount of data disclosed to the government etc. in the past is 0 bytes. .. However, some Telegram user information is in the hands of the authorities, the German newspaper reports.
Telegram gibt Nutzerdaten an das Bundeskriminalamt --DER SPIEGEL
Telegram reportedly surrendered user data to authorities despite insisting '0 bytes' had ever been shared
Telegram reportedly released user data to German authorities
https://www.xda-developers.com/telegram-released-user-data-to-german-authorities/
A feature of Telegram is that it is particularly secure compared to other messaging apps. According to the FAQ, chat is end-to-end encrypted and has no data to disclose, and it also uses a decentralized infrastructure for parts that are not covered by end-to-end encryption, and the data is It is stored in multiple data centers managed by different corporations across different jurisdictions, and the related decryption key is also divided and stored in a different location from the protected data.
Because of this mechanism, requesting Telegram to provide data requires multiple court orders in different jurisdictions, which makes it not so easy to disclose data.
However, Telegram does not mean that it 'does not intend to disclose any data' and states that its privacy policy will disclose the user's IP address and phone number to the authorities if a warrant regarding terrorism-related accusations is given. I am.
When the disclosure is made, the transparency report is supposed to be reported every six months, but in reality, no report has been published so far, and the FAQ also shows the government so far. There is a description that the user data provided to a third party including is '0 bytes'.
Transparency Reports – Telegram
https://t.me/s/transparency
According to the German newspaper Spiegel, but according to Spiegel, the German Federal Ministry of Interior has had the opportunity to negotiate directly with Telegram since February 2022, with the founder Pavel Durov and others attending from the Telegram side. After multiple negotiations, an address dedicated to the German Federal Criminal Police Office was set up, and Telegram blocked more than 100 channels and groups from Germany in response to the contact from here.
The Federal Criminal Police Office also reportedly obtained data on Telegram users, including suspected terrorist and child abuse. The details of how the Federal Criminal Police Office obtained this data are unknown.
However, Telegram has a stance of emphasizing privacy, and except for this case, it is said that it rejects requests for disclosure of user data even if it is related to crime.
In addition, Telegram may be fined up to 55 million euros (about 8 billion yen) from the Federal Justice Bureau of Germany because it does not have a reporting system when users post criminal content. It is said that there is.
·postscript
While it seems that some of the data is in the hands of the authorities, it is unclear whether Telegram has disclosed how to obtain the data, so the wording has been revised.
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