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The Telegram case: Privacy vs security

What are the limits of privacy when it comes to our online lives? If authorities are investigating a crime, should they be able to access private messages sent between two individuals? In this episode of Tech Tonic, John Thornhill interviews Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which campaigns for the right to digital privacy. After the detention of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov for failing to cooperate with French authorities, they discuss encryption technology and what sort of messaging data companies do share with governments. Want more? <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0317dd5a-cebf-49dc-8a7c-1c16e9f8724a?8573a35e-8257-64d5-c719-bd89e8255c43" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How France embraced Telegram’s Pavel Durov – before turning on him</a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/3z5W4sb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pavel Durov, Telegram’s self-mythologising founder</a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/3AOa4qY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Telegram chief Pavel Durov miscalculated on moderation</a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/3TdUT0D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emmanuel Macron hits back at claims Telegram chief’s arrest is political</a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/3z2xtEy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Durov case is not about free speech</a> <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9b65df27-cbde-4346-875e-ef1222e5cbde" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

We are in the midst of a digital revolution, where the line between our physical world and cyberspace is blurring. Tech Tonic is the show that investigates the promises and perils of this new technological age.  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.