Telegram hands over data on thousands of users to US law enforcement

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[Nibbled To Death By Ducks]

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“Telegram reveals that the communications platform has fulfilled 900 U.S. government requests, sharing the phone number or IP address information of 2,253 users with law enforcement.”

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/telegram-hands-over-data-on-thousands-of-users-to-us-law-enforcement/

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Nibbled To Death By Ducks wrote:

“Telegram reveals that the communications platform has fulfilled 900 U.S. government requests, sharing the phone number or IP address information of 2,253 users with law enforcement.”

Every company does that. Nothing new.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/law-enforcement-requests-report

https://www.apple.com/privacy/government-information-requests/…

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Alex5723 wrote:

Every company does that. Nothing new.

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What IS new for Telegram:

“As first reported by 404 Media, the new information on fulfilled law enforcement requests comes from the Telegram Transparency Report for the period between 1/1/24 and 12/13/24.

“Previously, Telegram would only share users’ IP addresses and phone numbers in cases of terrorism and had only fulfilled 14 requests affecting 108 users until September 30, 2024.”

https://www.bleepstatic.com/images/news/u/1220909/2025/January/current.jpg

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Nibbled To Death By Ducks wrote:

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So Telegram now does what other do for years.

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