Russian news service, the FSB, said on Mon that the terrorists that killed fifteen people inward Leningrad inward Apr had used the Telegram encrypted messaging service to plot their attacks.
According to the novel Russian Data Protection Laws, every bit of Jan 1, all unusual tech companies convey been required to shop the by 6 months' of the personal information of its citizens as well as encryption keys within the country; which the fellowship has to portion with the government on demand.
"There is i demand, as well as it is simple: to fill upwards inward a shape with information on the fellowship that controls Telegram," Alexander Zharov said, caput of communications regulator Roskomnadzor (state communications watchdog).
"And to officially post it to Roskomnadzor to include this information inward the registry of organizers of dissemination of information. In illustration of refusal… Telegram shall endure blocked inward Russian Federation until nosotros have the needed information."Russian wants Telegram to portion its users' chats as well as crypto keys if asked, every bit the encrypted messaging app has larn widely popular with terrorists that operate within Russia.
Founder Pavel Durov said on Twitter that the Intelligence agencies convey pressured the fellowship to weaken its encryption or install a backdoor.
So far, Telegram has refused to comply with the requirements inward society to protect the privacy of its to a greater extent than than 6 1000000 summation Russian users.
In Nov final year, LinkedIn, the world's largest online professional person network, was also banned inward Russia for non complying with the country's information protection laws.
