🗞 Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from Android phones
If you're really concerned about privacy, you should not share address book and call-log data with any mobile application.
In Telegram, once you give contact permission, you can't reset your contact list. You can only reset imported contact (people who has no Telegram account).
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If you're really concerned about privacy, you should not share address book and call-log data with any mobile application.
In Telegram, once you give contact permission, you can't reset your contact list. You can only reset imported contact (people who has no Telegram account).
#news #info #privacy
Ars Technica
Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from Android phones [Updated]
Maybe check your data archive to see if Facebook’s algorithms know who you called.
Apple Privacy Labels Explained
This page explains Apple's privacy labels shown for Telegram iOS and how they can be misleading.
https://core.telegram.org/apple_privacy
@Telegram #privacy
This page explains Apple's privacy labels shown for Telegram iOS and how they can be misleading.
https://core.telegram.org/apple_privacy
@Telegram #privacy
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Bot API 6.2
Custom Emoji
• Bots can identify custom emoji sent by Telegram Premium users via the new type "custom_emoji" and field custom_emoji_id added to the MessageEntity class.
• Added the method getCustomEmojiStickers to obtain information about specific emoji.
• Added the fields type and custom_emoji_id to the Sticker class.
• Added sticker_type as a new field for StickerSet and as a new parameter for createNewStickerSet.
Web Apps
• Implemented support for native dialog windows including alerts, popups with custom buttons and confirmation messages.
• A confirmation dialog can now be shown when users close the web app. The dialog can be toggled via the enableClosingConfirmation and disableClosingConfirmation functions.
• Added the field is_premium to the WebAppUser class — the standard User class already included this field, see version 6.1.
• Added has_restricted_voice_and_video_messages to the Chat class to support the new premium setting.
• And more, see the full changelog for details:
https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#august-12-2022
Note: The documentation for createNewStickerSet and StickerSet no longer mentions the contains_masks parameter and field respectively. In both instances, contains_masks will continue to work for backward compatibility but developers should use sticker_type instead.
Custom Emoji
• Bots can identify custom emoji sent by Telegram Premium users via the new type "custom_emoji" and field custom_emoji_id added to the MessageEntity class.
• Added the method getCustomEmojiStickers to obtain information about specific emoji.
• Added the fields type and custom_emoji_id to the Sticker class.
• Added sticker_type as a new field for StickerSet and as a new parameter for createNewStickerSet.
Web Apps
• Implemented support for native dialog windows including alerts, popups with custom buttons and confirmation messages.
• A confirmation dialog can now be shown when users close the web app. The dialog can be toggled via the enableClosingConfirmation and disableClosingConfirmation functions.
• Added the field is_premium to the WebAppUser class — the standard User class already included this field, see version 6.1.
• Added has_restricted_voice_and_video_messages to the Chat class to support the new premium setting.
• And more, see the full changelog for details:
https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#august-12-2022
Note: The documentation for createNewStickerSet and StickerSet no longer mentions the contains_masks parameter and field respectively. In both instances, contains_masks will continue to work for backward compatibility but developers should use sticker_type instead.
Telegram shares users data in copyright violation lawsuit
Telegram has disclosed names of administrators, their phone numbers and IP addresses of channels accused of copyright infringement in compliance with a court order in India in a remarkable illustration of the data the instant messaging platform stores on its users and can be made to disclose by authorities.
The app operator was forced to shared the data after a teacher sued the firm for not doing enough to prevent unauthorised distribution of her course material on the platform. Neetu Singh, the plaintiff teacher, said a number of Telegram channels were re-selling her study materials without permission at discounted prices.
An Indian court earlier had ordered Telegram to adhere to the Indian law and disclose details about those operating such channels.
In an order last week, Justice Prathiba Singh said Telegram had complied with the earlier order and shared the data. read more
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Telegram has disclosed names of administrators, their phone numbers and IP addresses of channels accused of copyright infringement in compliance with a court order in India in a remarkable illustration of the data the instant messaging platform stores on its users and can be made to disclose by authorities.
The app operator was forced to shared the data after a teacher sued the firm for not doing enough to prevent unauthorised distribution of her course material on the platform. Neetu Singh, the plaintiff teacher, said a number of Telegram channels were re-selling her study materials without permission at discounted prices.
An Indian court earlier had ordered Telegram to adhere to the Indian law and disclose details about those operating such channels.
In an order last week, Justice Prathiba Singh said Telegram had complied with the earlier order and shared the data. read more
#news #privacy