Willifire@lemmy.worldtoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•Telegram had been handing over user data to authorities since 2018, Durov informs
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1 month agoIf somebody is that paranoid (or in a situation where that level of secrecy is necessary) they would not use a number that is traceable to them… So it doesn’t matter if they have your phone number or not.
You wouldn’t concern yourself with the legality, if your threat vector includes the traceability of the phone number.
And regarding your (in this context) nonsensical privilege remark: I live in such a country. Yet I have used such numbers.