Aresztowanie szefa komunikatora Telegram w Paryżu budzi spore obawy. Po pierwsze, można je odczytać jako przejaw kapitulacji Europy przed waszyngtońskimi ambicjami kontroli nad obiegiem informacji. Po drugie, jest to znak, że zamiast budować publiczną sieć telekomunikacyjną rządzący zadowalają się wywieraniem presji politycznej albo układami z prywatnymi gigantami kontrolującymi ten rynek.
Warto dodać, że telegram zmienił swoją politykę prywatności
Telegram has expanded the conditions under which it will disclose users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities Pavel Durov spoke about how Telegram is ramping up its fight against illegal content. In his statement, the founder of the messaging app said: "We’ve updated our Privacy Policy to make it consistent globally. We’ve made it clear that the IP addresses and phone numbers of those violating our rules may be disclosed to the appropriate authorities in response to valid legal requests.” The @tginfo editorial team reviewed the updates to Telegram’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy across several countries. The new rules are the same in different regions and significantly change Telegram’s approach to data disclosure: • Not just for terrorism anymore: Previously, Telegram only agreed to disclose a user’s phone number and IP address if they were a confirmed suspect in a terrorism case. Now, Telegram will disclose data upon an “valid order from the relevant judicial authorities” regarding users who are suspects in criminal cases involving illegal activities, while also violating Telegram’s Terms of Service. • What’s strictly prohibited: In addition to illegal pornographic content, spam, scamming users, and promoting violence, Telegram now also bans “engaging in activities that are illegal in most countries.” This includes child abuse, drugs, weapons, and counterfeit documents. • Vague wording: The new list of “illegal goods and services” is not exhaustive. This means Telegram is not limiting itself to this list and can disclose data for other violations as well. • Disclosure in the past: Telegram removed the statement that it had never disclosed users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities. • Reports will be published more frequently: Information about the disclosure of user data will now be published quarterly, instead of twice a year.
