Artist Huang Ziqiao Involved in Creative Private Room Incident
In the incident involving artist Huang Ziqiao, a criminal group used the Telegram (also known as Telegram, Paper Airplane, or Plane) communication platform as a medium for criminal activities. Now, Telegram will more effectively combat criminal activities. The latest privacy policy from Telegram clearly stipulates that if judicial authorities submit a valid order confirming that a user is a suspect in a criminal case involving violations of Telegram’s service terms, Telegram may disclose relevant information about the individuals involved.
Telegram’s Latest Privacy Policy: Cooperation with Law Enforcement Agencies
According to the official latest privacy policy of Telegram, section 3.3.1 states: “Telegram is a cloud service. We store messages, photos, videos, and files from your cloud chats on our servers, allowing you to access your data from any device at any time without relying on third-party backups. All data is strongly encrypted, and each set of encryption keys is stored in multiple data centers in different jurisdictions. As a result, local engineers or physical intruders cannot access user data.” Additionally, section 8.3 states: “If Telegram receives a valid order from relevant judicial authorities confirming that you are a suspect in a criminal case involving violations of Telegram’s service terms, we will conduct a legal analysis of that request and may disclose your IP address and phone number to the relevant authorities. Any data shared will be recorded in the transparency report we publish quarterly.”
This indicates that if law enforcement agencies request data from Telegram through legal procedures, Telegram will provide user data. It is important to note that section 8.3 refers specifically to “criminal cases,” meaning data will only be provided in cases involving suspected criminal activity.
During the creative private room incident, Telegram was used as a medium for disseminating child pornography. Due to the difficulty in eradicating these criminal activities, the Taiwanese government even discussed blocking Telegram at one point. Zhang Xiuyuan, Director of the Department of Protection from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, stated that Telegram may be comprehensively blocked under two circumstances:
- Telegram has been notified but has not removed chat rooms within 24 hours.
- Unable to establish contact with the Telegram platform.
However, these latest policies will more effectively target individual cases, facilitating collaboration between Telegram and regulatory agencies, without further harming the rights and interests of general users.
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