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Viva Frei: Telegram CEO Arrest & Trump’s Attempted Assassin Are Being Used As Weapons In War Against Encrypted Apps & Privacy – Ask Dr. Drew

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Telegram is not a fully safe or anonymous communications app, but its easy-to-use privacy features have attracted whistleblowers and dissidents from around the world – along with criminals, traffickers, and terrorists. After the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France, many freedom fighters who use the app are now especially concerned about Telegram’s lack of open-source security or default end-to-end encryption, and how the company might respond when its billionaire leader is threatened by powerful governments who demand access to its keys.

Attorney Viva Frei asks: could Telegram be used as a cudgel in the war against other encrypted apps? And why do officials keep mentioning that Thomas Crooks, the attempted Trump assassin, was using unnamed encrypted apps from Belgium, Germany, New Zealand?

David Freiheit AKA Viva Frei is an attorney and host of “Viva Frei” on Rumble and Locals. He also cohosts the legal podcast “Viva and Barnes Live” at https://VivaBarnes.Locals.com. Follow Viva Frei at https://x.com/thevivafrei and https://vivafrei.com/

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Viva Frei: Telegram CEO & Trump Assassin Are Being Weaponized Against Encrypted Apps – Ask Dr. Drew
Viva Frei: Telegram CEO Arrest & Trump’s Attempted Assassin Are Being Used As Weapons In War Against Encrypted Apps & Privacy – Ask Dr. Drew
Posted: August 29, 2024
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