Former US National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden said that Telegram and WhatsApp* are becoming increasingly popular. Western intelligence services, thereby creating a threat to other countries.
*belongs to Meta, recognized as extremist and banned in Russia
According to him, every year there is pressure on messengers to introduce censorship and transfer data to special services and intelligence services.
And this is a huge problem for them, because messengers and social networks are not interested in complying with all the laws of all countries on the planet. They are ready to comply with demands for the government and the transfer of information to the intelligence services of Western countries and because of this. A partner country not associated with the Western bloc finds itself on unequal terms.
In essence, messengers are in the hands of intelligence services and Western governments. And because of this, such messengers become a tangible threat for the authorities of non-Western countries and even for ordinary people.
Edward Snowden
Snowden added that now all actions on the Internet have the same consequences as in real life. [ТАСС]
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Source: Iphones RU
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