Telegram Ordered to Share Encryption Keys with FSB; Could Get Blocked in Russia
Telegram is preferred by users for the privacy features it offers, but the Russian Supreme Court's latest ruling aims to snatch away the app'southward core promise. Telegram has lost a example in the country'south apex court against the FSB (Federal Security Service), which had demanded that Telegram share the encryption keys with the intelligence agency, so that it could gain access to user data for 'controlled surveillance'.
Telegram now has fifteen days to hand over the encryption keys to the security bureau, and if it fails to comply, the messenger app might be blocked in Russia. Telegram's judicial representative, Ramil Akhmetgaliev, has revealed that the company will appeal confronting the court'southward ruling, and has pointed that blocking the app in Russian federation would require another court decree which can be challenged too.
Addressing the issue, Telegram's founder and CEO, Pavel Durov has tweeted that Telegram volition not acquiesce to the demands and 'will stand for freedom and privacy'.
Threats to block Telegram unless it gives up private information of its users won't bear fruit. Telegram will stand for freedom and privacy.
— Pavel Durov (@durov) March 20, 2018
FSB has reasoned that the encryption keys are not considered a restricted information, and as such, obtaining them does not count as a violation of user'southward privacy. The agency has also revealed that it would utilise the encryption keys to collect data of particular suspects merely, and assured that it won't be exploited for mass surveillance.
Telegram'due south lawyer countered FSB's claims and said,"The FSB'south argument that encryption keys can't be considered individual information defended by the Constitution is cunning. Information technology's like saying, 'I've got a password from your email, merely I don't control your e-mail, I just accept the possibility to control'."
Yet, the scales are non likely to tip in favor of Telegram, given the Russian government'southward fondness for keeping a tight leash on the online activities of citizens, and the massive influence of FSB on the Russian government'south proceedings is also something worth worrying. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a nib in 2016 which regulates how internet companies should exchange data with security agencies, and it states that communication firms are obliged to hand over encryptions when asked by a national security agency.
Source: https://beebom.com/telegram-encryption-keys-russia/
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