Telegram Agrees to Give Phone Numbers and IP Addresses to Authorities

Published on September 24, 2024

The messaging app Telegram has agreed to disclose users’ phone numbers and IP addresses to law enforcement agencies in response to “valid legal requests.” CEO Pavel Durov—who was arrested last month in France and charged with offenses of complicity and refusing to cooperate—posted on his Telegram channel on Monday, saying the change to the terms of service “should discourage criminals.” He said, “While 99.999 percent of Telegram users have nothing to do with crime, the 0.001 percent involved in illicit activities create a bad image for the entire platform, putting the interests of our almost billion users at risk.” It is not clear if Durov made the concessions as a result of pressure from the French authorities, who detained him when he arrived at Le Bourget airport near Paris from Dubai on Aug. 26....

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