{"id":57187,"date":"2024-09-23T22:10:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T22:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/telegram-will-now-hand-over-ip-addresses-phone-numbers-of-suspects-to-cops\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T22:10:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T22:10:14","slug":"telegram-will-now-hand-over-ip-addresses-phone-numbers-of-suspects-to-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/telegram-will-now-hand-over-ip-addresses-phone-numbers-of-suspects-to-cops\/","title":{"rendered":"Telegram will now hand over IP addresses, phone numbers of suspects to cops"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a volte-face, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced that the made-in-Russia messaging platform will become a lot less cozy for criminals.<\/p>\n

“We have updated our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, ensuring they are consistent across the world,\u201d Durov said<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019ve made it clear that the IP addresses and phone numbers of those who violate our rules can be disclosed to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests.\u201d<\/p>\n

A glance at current and past terms and conditions for the service, which offers private and public instant messaging, finds that the original fine print<\/a> reads, “If Telegram receives a court order that confirms you’re a terror suspect, we may disclose your IP address and phone number to the relevant authorities. So far, this has never happened.”<\/p>\n