Telegram agrees to turn over IP addresses of users with arrest warrants

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Telegram announced it will give authorities the IP addresses and phone numbers of users who have search warrants against them or other legal action, as its founder Pavel Durov faces scrutiny over crime on the messaging platform.

Durov said in a post Monday that the updates to its privacy policies that would hand over data of users in response to "valid legal requests" should "discourage criminals."

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