Telegram rückt IP-Adressen und Telefonnummern raus
23.09.2024
Von Andreas Knobloch
Auf juristische Anfragen hin will Telegram Nutzerdaten herausgeben. Moderatoren entfernen mittels KI bereits problematische Inhalte aus den Suchergebnissen.
Hinweis: Dissidenten sollten mal anfangen von mainstream Messengern und sozialen Netzwerken (inklusive X) wegzukommen. Das mainstream Internet wird zur Falle für jeden Systemkritiker umgebaut.
Telegram rückt IP-Adressen und Telefonnummern raus
23.09.2024
Von Andreas Knobloch
Auf juristische Anfragen hin will Telegram Nutzerdaten herausgeben. Moderatoren entfernen mittels KI bereits problematische Inhalte aus den Suchergebnissen.
Hinweis: Dissidenten sollten mal anfangen von mainstream Messengern und sozialen Netzwerken (inklusive X) wegzukommen. Das mainstream Internet wird zur Falle für jeden Systemkritiker umgebaut.
Telegram has gained a reputation as the “secure” communications app in the post-Soviet states, but whenever you make choices about your digital security, it’s important to start by asking yourself, “What exactly am I securing? And who am I securing it from?” These questions should inform your decisions about whether you are using the right tool or platform for your digital security needs. Telegram is certainly not the most secure messaging app on the market right now. Its security model requires users to place a great deal of trust in Telegram’s ability to protect user data. For some users, this may be good enough for now. For others, it may be wiser to move to a different platform for certain kinds of high-risk communications. Telegram does offer end-to-end encrypted communications through Secret Chats, but this is not the default setting. Standard conversations use the MTProto method, enabling server-client encryption but with them stored on the server for ease-of-access. This makes using Telegram across multiple devices simple, but also means that the regular Telegram chats you’re having with folks are not as secure as you may believe. "And that set off kind of a battle royale for control of the platform that Durov eventually lost," said Nathalie Maréchal of the Washington advocacy group Ranking Digital Rights. Given the pro-privacy stance of the platform, it’s taken as a given that it’ll be used for a number of reasons, not all of them good. And Telegram has been attached to a fair few scandals related to terrorism, sexual exploitation and crime. Back in 2015, Vox described Telegram as “ISIS’ app of choice,” saying that the platform’s real use is the ability to use channels to distribute material to large groups at once. Telegram has acted to remove public channels affiliated with terrorism, but Pavel Durov reiterated that he had no business snooping on private conversations. Since its launch in 2013, Telegram has grown from a simple messaging app to a broadcast network. Its user base isn’t as vast as WhatsApp’s, and its broadcast platform is a fraction the size of Twitter, but it’s nonetheless showing its use. While Telegram has been embroiled in controversy for much of its life, it has become a vital source of communication during the invasion of Ukraine. But, if all of this is new to you, let us explain, dear friends, what on Earth a Telegram is meant to be, and why you should, or should not, need to care.
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