The US, UK and Australian governments last week officially urged Facebook to halt its plans for end-to-end encryption.
Tag Archives: Telegram
Telegram fixes ‘unsend message’ bug that held on to your pictures
A security researcher uncovered a flaw in Telegram’s ‘unsend message’ feature.
Hackers target Telegram accounts through voicemail backdoor
As politicians should know by now, secure messaging apps such as Telegram can quickly become a double-edged sword.
Criminals are hiding in Telegram – but backdoors are not the answer
When it comes to an easy life, the criminals behind the fearful Anubis banking malware have become big fans of Twitter and, increasingly, the secure messaging of Telegram.
Facebook outage coincides with (or causes?) 3m new Telegram users
A worldwide, nearly day-long outage at Facebook led to Telegram having a busy, busy day.
Russian ISPs plan internet disconnection test for entire country
Russia’s major ISPs plan to temporarily disconnect servers from the internet, effectively cutting the country off from the outside world.
Australians who won’t unlock their phones could face 10 years in jail
The Australian government wants to force companies to help it get at suspected criminals’ data. If they can’t, it would jail people for up to a decade if they refuse to unlock their phones.
Apple lifts two-month ban on Telegram updates in iOS store
Apple was blocking updates globally since Russian authorities ordered the company to remove the encrypted messaging app from the App Store.
Google and Amazon put an end to censorship-dodging domain fronting
Privacy services relying on the unsupported feature have been left high and dry
“Privacy is not for sale,” says Telegram founder
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has spoken out after Russia started blocking Telegram encrypted messaging.