# Telegram has already been sharing phone number and IP address

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/telegram-has-already-been-sharing-phone-number-and-ip-address/21222
**Category:** General
**Tags:** software
**Created:** 2024-10-02T13:35:32Z
**Posts:** 7

## Post 1 by @water — 2024-10-02T13:35:32Z

> **[Pavel Durov](https://t.me/durov/346)**
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> 📰 My previous post may have seemed to announce a major shift in how Telegram works. But in reality, little has changed.
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> 🌐 Since 2018, Telegram has been able to disclose IP addresses/phone numbers of criminals to authorities, according to our Privacy...

If this has been the case, what was with the newscycle last month about Durov agreeing to share it from _now on_?

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## Post 2 by @anon36940904 — 2024-10-02T14:14:40Z

Because the news-cycle didn’t fully fathom the terms of service and didn’t know any app would have to do that if forced. This is just a clarification of things from the horse’s mouth.

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## Post 3 by @anon66226834 — 2024-10-02T15:56:47Z

This isn’t even something new. [Document Detail – Property of the People](https://propertyofthepeople.org/document-detail/?doc-id=21114562)

 ![04TGf0L8xf5MlYdPpVrSoJf-2](//forum-uploads.privacyguidesusercontent.com/original/2X/c/c9ceafcdcf3e8dd4a8754a0189d932ac35f97ccd.png)

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## Post 4 by @camp — 2024-10-02T16:15:47Z

For iMessage what does: “Message content: Limited mean”

Are they able to get some messages? I thought these were E2EE.

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## Post 5 by @TinFoilHat — 2024-10-02T18:36:40Z

Do we need to bring up 404 media’s article again?

And really what their TOS and privacy policy states are the complete opposite of what he claims he is doing.

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## Post 6 by @anon66226834 — 2024-10-02T23:59:54Z

WhatsApp is supposed to be EE2E and yet in here it says Message Content Limited.

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## Post 7 by @jerm — 2024-10-03T10:56:04Z

> **[Telegram Confirms it Gave U.S. User Data to the Cops](https://www.404media.co/telegram-confirms-it-gave-u-s-user-data-to-the-cops/)**
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> Telegram finally updated its transparency bot to provide data on law enforcement requests.

archived: [https://archive.is/IiuJ1](https://archive.is/IiuJ1)