#privacy

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I hope that, one day, won't be an uphill battle anymore within the larger communities, including for those who simply don't WANT to become IT nerds just to have some privacy…

"Just buy specific phone Dabadu and skibidi the PARIS "IridiumOS" on it with this WebXYZ tool after doing these 5 (weird) simple steps while ignoring warnings from the WuwuzelaLoader that your Dabadu phone might break if you proceed" IS NOT OKAY.

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: "This year Telegram has fulfilled more than a dozen law enforcement data requests from the U.S., potentially disclosing the IP address or phone number of more than one hundred users, according to the social media platform.

The news is the first glimpse into Telegram’s policy shift around providing data to law enforcement agencies. Historically, Telegram has gained a reputation for not cooperating with the authorities on criminal investigations. After the arrest of Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov by French police in August, the company changed its privacy policy to expand data requests from only applying to terror cases to crimes more broadly.

“Transparency report for the period 01.01.24–30.09.24,” the report, delivered by Telegram’s transparency bot, reads. “Fulfilled requests from the United States of America for IP address and/or phone number: 14. Affected users: 108.”"

https://www.404media.co/telegram-confirms-it-gave-u-s-user-data-to-the-cops/

"Bier’s first hit app, TBH, was marketed to teenagers and...it 'requested address book access before actually being able to use the app'. [...] Bier’s reputation for success is built on this growth hacking technique, so I understand why he is upset."
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"Apple’s solution is imperfect. But if it stops the Biers of the world from building apps which ingest wholesale the contact lists of teenagers, I find it difficult to object."

https://pxlnv.com/blog/growth-hack/