I was reviewing a recent legal case in which Telegram provided info on a US individual.
It appears they only provide:
User ID
Username
Currently attached number
Last login IP
They don’t appear to provide IP history/creation IP. The FBI also acknowledges they cannot obtain search warrants for messages due to how Telegram infrastructure spreads across multiple jurisdictions. Despite not being e2e by default I find this impressive.
Unrelated, this affidavit really brings to light how important it is to use email aliases that conceal subject lines (SimpleLogin), temp phone verifications, and an encrypted email provider.
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I wonder what was requested by LE.
Considering this is the FBI I’m going to assume they asked for way more than what they were given. I can’t see any scenario where they only request the “last login IP”.
Their subpoenas are always drafted with lots of specific details. Unless they’ve learned that telegram isn’t gonna budge anything else.
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Hmmm, did a quick search and found this article.
It seems Telegram’s privacy policy does reflect what they would handover (woah, their TOS and privacy policy becomes so long now, when I last check (shortly after Durov’s arrest in 2024), it was very…….. brief,
This is a relief, tbh.
If this is the case I am impressed as well.
