{"id":612,"date":"2025-02-28T08:37:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T08:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brothers-news.com\/?p=612"},"modified":"2025-02-28T08:37:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T08:37:03","slug":"police-warn-parents-delete-messaging-app-from-your-kids-iphone-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/brothers-news.com\/?p=612","title":{"rendered":"Police Warn Parents\u2014Delete Messaging App From Your Kid\u2019s iPhone, Android"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NEWS: <\/strong>There have been multiple recent warnings from federal, state and local law enforcement given the plague of threats on our phones. Chinese text hackers, call and messaging scams, and dangerous installs. Now the latest warning tells iPhone and Android users to delete one of the world\u2019s most popular messaging apps with more than a billion users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re talking Telegram, which has something of a reputation for doubling as a hyperscale messaging app and dark web marketplace for criminals. Ironically, while Telegram was always steadfast in its refusal to share any data with law enforcement, that changed following the arrest of its founder Pavel Durov in Paris last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nonetheless, that news hasn\u2019t caught up with one local force in New Mexico, which says it can trace \u201cmore than 90% of illegal gun and drug deals\u201d to Telegram. Albuquerque Police is focusing on the most serious forms of juvenile crime and its message to parents is stark. \u201cIf your kid has this app, just go ahead and delete it. Just wipe it off their phone and tell them I don\u2019t want to see that app again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to APD\u2019s statement, Telegram told me that it \u201ccooperates with law enforcement agencies around the world to process legitimate requests. In the United States, in 2024 alone, Telegram cooperated with a total of 900 requests to share the phone number and IP address of 2253 users. Telegram has responded to several requests from Albuquerque law enforcement agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

APD takes a different view, claiming Telegram \u201cdoesn\u2019t respond to U.S. law enforcement,\u201d and suggesting that an alarming recent incident with four students bringing handguns into school is likely down to Telegram\u2019s marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telegram says this is just speculation and disputes the lack of cooperation. \u201cLocal transparency reports are released quarterly. While our rapid growth has led to some growing pains, Telegram\u2019s moderation efforts meet or exceed all industry standards. Each day, moderators empowered with custom AI and machine learning tools remove millions of pieces of harmful content, including the sale of weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my experience, Telegram is working to clean up its act, albeit there\u2019s lots to be done. They are responsive in a way that wan\u2019t the case before, and there has been a u-turn on law enforcement collaboration that\u2019s almost awkward given the nature of some of the user base. That said, an unregulated marketplace will always be a threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCriminal activity exists on every platform,\u201d Telegram told me, \u201cdespite efforts to combat it \u2013 just as crime persists in any big city, even with active policing. This does not detract from the significant efforts Telegram puts forth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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