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Re:Telegram reportedly surrendered user data to authorities by ramesh31 on Monday June 06, 2022 @08:14AM (#31639501)
It's honestly not realistic to expect any free service provider to martyr themselves for your privacy. With that in mind, remember that anywhere you don't control the metal someone is watching you.

Always.

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Re:Telegram reportedly surrendered user data to authorities by chimen on Monday June 06, 2022 @08:19AM (#31639535)
Unless the app claims it defends my privacy which is the only selling point many of these apps hold over Whatsapp for example.
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Re:Telegram reportedly surrendered user data to authorities by alldayeveryday on Monday June 06, 2022 @09:16AM (#31640042)
Even when you are running the metal - someone is always watching. Its just that their view is more limited.
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Re:Telegram reportedly surrendered user data to authorities by loeg on Monday June 06, 2022 @10:43AM (#31641126)
Sure, but Telegram has repeatedly made misleading claims about the privacy of their app and novel cryptographic protocol compared with alternative free services. The problem isn’t that Telegram disclosed data to lawful requests, it’s that (1) their marketing re privacy is at best misleading and (2) they had that data available to disclose.
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