Telegram Hands U.S. Authorities Data on Thousands of Users
The number of data requests fulfilled by Telegram skyrocketed, with the company providing data to U.S. authorities on 2,253 users last year.
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Why common? Just a shady track record?
I still don't understand why people would use services that require a phone number
Most people don't care. And that's fine, they don't have a reason to. There's a lot of other things that are probably a higher priority for them.
Bigger question is if you're going to be doing things that are in any way considered shady or bad, why would you not take any precautions?
They do have to, we are literally living the era of Cambridge Analyticas and troll factories that proves why. Imagine tying your phone number to Twitter's app just to be classified as a troublemaker and persecuted in things like job searches just for disagreeing with Musk, it's closer to reality than you think.
You can sign up and use a fragment number. Requires you paying in the telegram crypto TON, then registering that number during account sign up. It's not a real phone number and can't do sms or be used with other service, but it will get on you telegram without giving up your real number.
You have to be on at least some, right? I'm pretty hardcore about the hacker lifestyle and I still need to be able to open a new email account, get certain government services (although I guess most will do everything by snail mail) or communicate with certain businesses.
There's no good reason for a messaging service to work based on them, though, you're right. Signal I'm looking at you as well.
Signal is getting better. Maybe someday they'll support Telegram's features like pinning messages and large rooms. But they are a good alternative already if all you want to do is chat and share memes.
The other day, someone was trying to explain to me how telegram is being used for people looking for privacy and security. 😂
Yup....i remembered back in old days Telegram advertised as High Privacy & High Security chat app
If somebody has it, somebody can give it away.
Ahh yes, the "i have nothing to hide why do I need privacy" argument.
Do you close your curtains or lower the blinds? Lock your front door? You must be a criminal.
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