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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

Telegram is still leaking user IP addresses to contacts

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Telegram is still leaking user IP addresses to contacts

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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

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Telegram is still leaking user IP addresses to contacts | TechCrunch

A security researcher has created a tool that allows someone to find out the IP address of a Telegram contact just by calling them.

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But I could include an image in this message and get your IP address easily. It’s just worthless
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