Friday, 27 July 2018

Telegram Passport shares your data with services requiring real-world ID

Telegram might not be the world’s most popular instant messaging app, but for a platform created less than five years ago by a company that doesn’t own any ubiquitous social network, its growth to 200 million monthly active users a few months ago has been outright staggering.

A unique privacy policy and divisive approach to encryption have made the service famous (and infamous), with a highly publicized ban instated in Russia back in April, and numerous accusations over the years of facilitating secret communication between terrorists around the world. But Telegram’s controversial founder, ...

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