Throwback: Durov previously warned of the United States’ attempts to compromise Telegram
25-08-2024
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Throwback: Durov previously warned of the United States’ attempts to compromise Telegram
Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram encrypted messaging platform, revealed the US’s attempts to break the application’s security and surveil its users during an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson in April.
“We get too much attention from the FBI and other security agencies whenever we come to the US,” said Durov, recalling the agency’s attempts to question him each time he enters the country.
“They were curious to learn which open source libraries are integrated to the Telegram app on the client side. And they were trying to persuade him [Durov's engineer] to use certain open source tools that he would then integrate into Telegram's code that, in my understanding, would serve as backdoors.”
A backdoor is a term for secret access built into an application that allows government agencies and other actors to break its encryption and spy on users. The US has made efforts to monitor all I...
Source: Sputnik International
https://t.me/SputnikInt
Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram encrypted messaging platform, revealed the US’s attempts to break the application’s security and surveil its users during an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson in April.
“We get too much attention from the FBI and other security agencies whenever we come to the US,” said Durov, recalling the agency’s attempts to question him each time he enters the country.
“They were curious to learn which open source libraries are integrated to the Telegram app on the client side. And they were trying to persuade him [Durov's engineer] to use certain open source tools that he would then integrate into Telegram's code that, in my understanding, would serve as backdoors.”
A backdoor is a term for secret access built into an application that allows government agencies and other actors to break its encryption and spy on users. The US has made efforts to monitor all I...
Source: Sputnik International
https://t.me/SputnikInt
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