Russian-built Telegram messaging app takes battle with state security over access to data to European Court of Human Rights

The European Court

The European Court of Human Rights will consider a long-running dispute between the Telegram messaging service and Russia’s top state security agency over access to users’ data.

The app, which has previously been reportedly used by Islamist terror groups and cyber criminals, boasts of the impenetrability of its encryption and also offers advanced options, such as “self-destructing messages” for those “looking for extra privacy.”

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