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FAQs

Can police track a Telegram user? ›

The platform's anonymity ensures law enforcement agencies can't track down anyone conducting illicit activities. It has a strict privacy policy stating that it does not share user IP addresses, phone numbers, or other information with law enforcement agencies.

Can Telegram be traced? In general, Telegram messages can't be traced if the police or other authorities don't have direct access to the app on a user's phone. However, Telegram stores some of the users' data on its servers for up to 12 months, so some of your information might be compromised due to a security breach.

Even Telegram cannot decrypt these messages. All one can access is just the IP address and nothing else. Just a user name is visible, no phone numbers can be seen and if one gets into trouble, one just have to change the user name and that's it. Privacy and anonymity are foremost on telegram.

Here's a guide on unlocking the ultimate privacy mode in Telegram with Secret Chats. Initiate the Dialogue: Open the Telegram app and tap the pencil icon in the top right corner to start a new chat. Select "New Secret Chat" and choose the contact you wish to engage with discreetly.

The FBI document says about Telegram: No message content. No contact information provided for law enforcement to pursue a court order. As per Telegram's privacy statement, for confirmed terrorist investigations, Telegram may disclose IP and phone number to relevant authorities.

Telegram is safe from government snooping for a few reasons. Let's start with Secret Chats, a type of chats protected by end-to-end encryption, E2EE. These messages can only be decrypted on-device and are not stored on Telegram's servers. So unless the government has access to your device, they can't snoop on these.

Telegram's special secret chats use end-to-end encryption, leave no trace on our servers, support self-destructing messages and don't allow forwarding. On top of this, secret chats are not part of the Telegram cloud and can only be accessed on their devices of origin.

Even after deleting your Telegram account, the IP address used during your time as a user can still be tracked by various entities. One key consideration is that Telegram's servers log IP addresses for security purposes. These logs help identify and prevent unauthorized access or suspicious activities on the platform.

If you share your Live Location in any chat or turn on 'Make Myself Visible' in People Nearby, Telegram will use your data to display your location to those users with whom you are sharing it, even when the app is closed – for as long as you keep these optional features activated.

Telegram stores all data on its servers, including messages that have been deleted. This means that, with the proper tools, it is possible to retrieve deleted messages from Telegram. As a desktop Telegram user, you can recover deleted Telegram messages on your desktop.

Does Telegram show up on phone bills? ›

It uses your INTERNET instead of the regular call function (I have no clue how it's called in english). So it will reduce you available data if you have limited internet on your phone but it will NOT show in your phone bill (unless your phone internet is not a flatrate and it calculates the costs per minute or MB).

On the other hand, Telegram, among the most used instant messaging apps, ensures the user's security and privacy by using an end-to-end encryption method. This feature keeps your messages encrypted even when they reach the Telegram's servers. Thus, it is known for its security.

For secret chat: Owing to its end-to-end encryption, only iPhone users can capture the screen, but Telegram notifies others of the screenshots. Also, the screenshot is black without anything. For Android users, Telegram alerts you, "Can't take screenshots due to security policy."

Telegram calls are also encrypted which makes them hard to trace or intercept. The end-to-end encryption makes sure that only participants can access the content of call.

There is no monitoring feature built into Telegram – and if there were, you can bet that attackers would flee the app in droves. But there are however ways to scrape and scan Telegram through external providers to monitor for brand mentions etc.

The current privacy statement at https://telegram.org/privacy says "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." However, in the next sentence it also claims "So far, this has never happened", which is clearly ...

Telegram can help when it comes to data transfer and secure communication. This means that all data (including media and files) that you send and receive via Telegram cannot be deciphered when intercepted by your internet service provider, owners of Wi-Fi routers you connect to, or other third parties.