Telegram told to give encryption keys to Russian authorities

Re:Telegram told to give encryption keys to Russian authorities by morsch on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @05:52PM (#16633067)

They are supposed to do that or they are cooperating? How does it work? The local binary uploads encryption keys? The server tells the client to disable e2e?

There are public reports[1] that they are refusing to comply with similar requests eg in the UK.

[1] who knows what goes on behind closed doors... https://news.sky.com/story/whatsapp-denies-government-access...

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Re:Telegram told to give encryption keys to Russian authorities by varjag on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @06:24PM (#16633344)

For a long time e2e was optional in the messengers, not sure when the transition happened exactly. Jurisdiction user databases with contact lists, location data and like are accessible either way.

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Re:Telegram told to give encryption keys to Russian authorities by wepple on Thursday March 22, 2018 @06:14AM (#16647305)

You made a bold claim; do you have an ounce of evidence to back it up?

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