Comment on Telegram is exposing their users privacy.

• helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  In your opinion

  None of this is my opinion, it’s just how the world works LOL

  all companies must disclose the personal information of customers whenever a Government says “This person broke the law”?

  Not necessarily, but kinda. They can protest it. Look at the disclosures of your favorite global tech company, most of them make this information public (except when the gov specifically tells them they can’t until they change their mind later).

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  • Arkouda@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    None of this is my opinion, it’s just how the world works LOL

    Can you elaborate?

    Not necessarily, but kinda. The gov typically need some sort of warrant and they need approval from the country they’re requesting it from.

    Which Government?

    Pardon my ignorance as this is my first time using the internet, but I am pretty sure that every Government on the planet does not use a universal set of laws or procedures for enforcement.

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    • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Can you elaborate?

      I just did.

      Which Government?

      I already answered this one as well.

      I am pretty sure that every Government on the planet does not use a universal set of laws or procedures for enforcement.

      No but they all certainly have some sort of system for requesting access to information.

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      • cm0002@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        So in your world, journalists and activists trying to bring attention to human rights violations their country’s fascist government is committing in an attempt to bring in good change should be just fucked over right?

        Because those governments label those people as “criminals” when they’re objectively not.

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      • Arkouda@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Can you elaborate?

        I just did.

        None of this is my opinion, it’s just how the world works LOL

        This may be of some use to you.

        www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elaborate

        Which Government?

        I already answered this one as well.

        The gov typically need some sort of warrant, and they need approval from the country they’re requesting it from.

        United States of America? Canada? North Korea? China? Australia? Saudi Arabia? South Africa? Brazil?

        The point is the app was designed for secure communication, specifically from corrupt governments, which is why it is problematic to allow access to user data as long as the individual is breaking a law in that country.

        Or to use the example from the top:

        So who gets to pick what’s a lawful request and criminal activity? It’s criminal in some states to seek an abortion or help with an abortion, so would they hand out the IPs of those “criminals”? Because depending on who you ask some will tell you they’re basically murderers. And that’s just one example.

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