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Re:Snowden: The arrest of Durov is an assault on the basic h... by JumpCrisscross on Monday August 26, 2024 @04:04PM (#41361295)
> only difference here is that Telegram isn't USA-owned and doesn't need to bow down to the USA Govt

The U.S. government doesn't like encrypted communications. But it's legally bound, by our Constitution and courts, in a way Paris is not.

Nobody has been fussing about Telegram in a serious way in America.

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Re:Snowden: The arrest of Durov is an assault on the basic h... by jatotebs on Monday August 26, 2024 @04:09PM (#41361375)
You don't think USA are remotely involved in this decision to go after Durov? Especially with France being part of the 9-Eyes alliance with USA.

Edit: I added on a mention about the close intelligence relationship between France and USA, for those not in the know.

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Re:Snowden: The arrest of Durov is an assault on the basic h... by JAlexoid on Monday August 26, 2024 @04:23PM (#41361596)
Telegram isn't an interesting target for US govt, as its use in the west is low. US is least likely culprit here.
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Re:Snowden: The arrest of Durov is an assault on the basic h... by JumpCrisscross on Monday August 26, 2024 @04:14PM (#41361458)
> You don't think USA are remotely involved in this decision to go after Durov?

Not really, no. If we wanted to nab him for goodies, we'd use a country without the rule of law.

> with France being part of the 9-Eyes alliance with USA

Telegram is unencrypted by default. The IC has no reason to mess with it.

Also, it takes about a picosecond of studying Gallic-American relations to realise that Paris doesn't take instructions from Washington.

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