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Re:Telegram Ad Platform by dotancohen on Monday November 08, 2021 @09:51AM (#29149839) 

  > They are jurisdiction hopping to evade that responsibility.
From a technical perspective, whoever is running those servers can access the data. That aspect is far more important than the legal hurdles.

  > Given the above: Do you trust any state's government?
Yes, my own. But I understand that not everybody has that privilege.
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Re:Telegram Ad Platform by lxgr on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @06:46AM (#29160379)
Er, sorry, I meant "every", because you don't trust yours with Telegram – you trust a more or less random one, depending on their jurisdiction hopping location of the day.
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Re:Telegram Ad Platform by dotancohen on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @01:49AM (#29171851)
I see. Well, you are correct. I'm sure that a particularly motivated entity with access to my Telegram could find something on me, and coercing foreigners with blackmail could be a good strategy for any government.
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