{"id":446273,"date":"2024-10-02T16:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=446273"},"modified":"2024-10-02T15:45:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T14:45:13","slug":"telegram-clarifies-data-sharing-policy-amid-rising-legal-requests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/telegram-clarifies-data-sharing-policy-amid-rising-legal-requests\/","title":{"rendered":"Telegram CEO confirms sharing criminals&#8217; IP addresses with authorities since 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/telegram\/\">Telegram<\/a> CEO Pavel Durov clarified changes to the platform's privacy policy, emphasizing that the messaging application has shared criminals' IP addresses with authorities since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In an Oct. 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/durov\/346\">post<\/a> on his Telegram channel, Durov explained that <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/telegram-to-share-ip-addresses-phone-numbers-with-authorities-after-policy-shift\/\">last week's policy update<\/a> aims to streamline and unify Telegram's privacy approach across different regions.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the new update would allow the platform to share user IP addresses and phone numbers with authorities in response to legal requests.<\/p>\n<p>This policy update follows <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/justin-sun-pledges-1million-to-dao-supporting-telegrams-pavel-durov\/\">Durov's recent arrest in France<\/a>, where he faced allegations related to <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/telegram-might-be-an-unencrypted-treasure-trove-of-data-and-pavel-durov-might-just-be-a-geopolitical-pawn\/\">Telegram's data practices<\/a>. French authorities detained him for failing to moderate content and share user data, sparking widespread criticism of the grounds for his arrest.<\/p>\n<h2>IP address sharing<\/h2>\n<p>Durov noted that Telegram has consistently shared criminals' IP addresses and phone numbers with authorities in countries like Brazil, India, and, more recently, various European nations.<\/p>\n<p>He stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Whenever we received a properly formed legal request via relevant communication lines, we would verify it and disclose the IP addresses\/phone numbers of dangerous criminals. This process had been in place long before last week.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He stated that these disclosures occur in response to formal legal requests submitted through official communication channels. In 2024, Telegram complied with 203 requests in Brazil and 6,992 in India.<\/p>\n<p>Durov also noted an increase in legal requests during the third quarter of 2024. He attributed this rise to European authorities correctly using the appropriate communication channels.<\/p>\n<p>He furthered that Telegram's Transparency Bot, which provides information on these requests, remains active in delivering updates on processed data disclosures.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these updates, Durov emphasized that Telegram's fundamental principles remain intact. He reiterated that the platform still champions freedom and privacy while complying with relevant local laws.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Telegram was built to protect activists and ordinary people from corrupt governments and corporations \u2014 we do not allow criminals to abuse our platform or evade justice.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telegram CEO Pavel Durov clarified changes to the platform&#8217;s privacy policy, emphasizing that the messaging application has shared criminals&#8217; IP addresses with authorities since 2018. In an Oct. 2 post on his Telegram channel, Durov explained that last week&#8217;s policy update aims to streamline and unify Telegram&#8217;s privacy approach across different regions. 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