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Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the instant messaging platform Telegram, has revealed that the French government has requested the company to implement a backdoor, enabling law enforcement agencies to access private messages and user data. Despite significant challenges, France continues to advance this controversial initiative.
Durov stated that the controversy was sparked by a legislative measure passed by the French Senate, mandating that messaging platforms incorporate backdoors to facilitate access for law enforcement. Although the French National Assembly subsequently rejected the proposal, the initiative has been reignited by the head of the Paris Police Prefecture.
According to Durov, France is pressing Telegram to introduce a backdoor mechanism for the extraction of private user data by authorities.
The Senate’s proposal is reportedly aimed at combating drug trafficking. However, Durov argues that such legislation would have little effect on criminal activity, as illicit networks can simply migrate to smaller, less conspicuous messaging services and cloak their identities through the use of VPNs and other anonymization tools.
He further warned that the implementation of a backdoor presents grave security risks, as it could be exploited by hackers or malicious actors. From a purely technical perspective, he emphasized, it is impossible to guarantee that such a mechanism could be restricted exclusively to law enforcement access.
In light of this, Durov firmly asserted: “Telegram would rather exit a market than undermine encryption with backdoors and violate basic human rights. Unlike some of our competitors, we don’t trade privacy for market share.”
At present, Telegram does comply with lawful data requests from enforcement agencies, provided they are backed by a valid court order. In such cases, the company may disclose an individual’s IP address and phone number. Nevertheless, Durov underscored that, throughout Telegram’s 12-year history, the platform has never leaked a single byte of private data.
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