Listen "Pavel Durov's Arrest: The Attack on Privacy & The Untold Story of Telegram"
Episode Synopsis
In his first interview since his shocking arrest in France, Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov reveals the untold story. This briefing delivers the essential intelligence from a conversation that exposes the escalating war on digital privacy.Durov, a French citizen himself, details his unprecedented detention and confronts the allegations leveled against his platform, which serves over a billion users worldwide.The key intelligence from our deep dive: The Arrest: Upon arriving in Paris for tourism, Durov was met by police, had his phone confiscated, and was held for four days in a windowless concrete cell without contact with the outside world. The Official Reason vs. Reality: French authorities claimed Telegram was non-compliant with legal requests. Durov counters that France never used the established, lawful process that other countries have successfully used to request user data for criminal investigations. The Real Agenda: The arrest was an unprecedented act of intimidation. The likely goal: to pressure Telegram over its foundational commitment to user privacy and end-to-end encryption, which governments view as an obstacle to surveillance. The War on Encryption: Durov warns of legislative efforts within the EU to force tech companies to build "backdoors" into encrypted services, a move that would make every citizen's communication vulnerable to state actors and hackers alike.This is a critical look at the battle between Big Tech, personal freedom, and state power, told by a man at the very center of the storm.Disclaimer: This episode is a summary and analysis of an interview with Pavel Durov. All rights to the original content belong to the original creators. We are not affiliated with Pavel Durov or the producers of the original video.
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