"The Dutch police say they can request telephone numbers at Telegram that users want to keep secret. This feature is at odds with the promise of the chat app to the users.
This is evident from documents that the corps management released after an appeal to the Open Government Act, reports BNR. The released documents contain instructions that allow police officers to reclaim IP addresses and telegram phone numbers ‘urgently’."
https://web.archive.org/web/20230918134535/https://www.nu.nl/tech/6281321/politie-kan-telefoonnummers-anonieme-telegram-gebruikers-opeisen.html
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2023-09-18 19:08:31Event JSON
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