#tg
Telegram will now send your IP addresses to authorities.
Their updated Privacy Policy now states:
If Telegram receives a court order that confirms you're a terror suspect, we may disclose your IP address and phone number to the relevant authorities.
https://telegram.org/privacy#8-3-law-enforcement-authorities
In 2017, Telegram-s CEO wrote:
not a single byte of private data will ever be shared with any government
https://mobile.twitter.com/durov/status/880114461075439616
This is problematic in authoritarian countries where government is known to fabricate such court orders.
It is also notable that Telegram-s statements were again proved to be wrong. The company has already a reputation of claiming false statements as advertisements, like "we're the most secure" while keeping most of communications plaintext, etc.