Subj : zapping noises
To   : Alexander Koryagin
From : Dallas Hinton
Date : Mon Sep 17 2018 11:28:22

Hi Alexander -- on Sep 17 2018 at 21:04, you wrote:

AK> If you have the Internet on your smart phone you can install a
AK> Telegram messenger program. It allows to communicate freely with
AK> other Telegram users using an encrypted protocol. The FSB (the
AK> Federal Security Service) demanded from the owner of Telegram to
AK> pass the decrypting keys to it so that the FSB could control the
AK> Telegram messages on the ground of fighting with terrorism. Telegram
AK> had refused and it was blocked. The messenger is popular in Russia,
AK> and it constantly invents ways to go around the blocking, frequently
AK> changing its IPs etc.

Interesting, thanks! It doesn't exist here, as far as I know. We have several 
other apps that will do that -- Whatsapp comes to mind. So far, no agencies 
have seriously attempted to control them.


Cheers... Dallas

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