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Iraq lifts ban on Telegram after messaging app complies with authorities (techcrunch.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, it definitely is - but, from a recent controversy originated from a Delhi court ruling that Telegram must hand them the identity of some users administrating some piracy channels, we learned that "private user data" doesn't include the phone number linked to your account and the IP addresses of your active sessions - which is probably the data Iraq received from them. Citing a telegram's spokesperson response to a Tech Crunch's question on whether they shared private data:

“Telegram stores very limited or no data on its users. In most cases, we can’t even access any user data without specific entry points, and we believe this was the case here. Consequently, we can’t confirm that any private data has been shared in this instance,” Telegram spokesperson Remi Vaughn told TechCrunch. [link]

Their privacy policy still mentions this, btw:

8.3. Law Enforcement Authorities If Telegram receives a court order that confirms you're a terror suspect, we may disclose your IP address and phone number to the relevant authorities. So far, this has never happened. When it does, we will include it in a semiannual transparency report published at: https://t.me/transparency.

...which seems to be a lie considering how much evidence is piling up without being firmly dismissed by Telegram