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Source-backed from Telegram Privacy Policy

85
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
17
verified controls

2 of them depend on where you live.

Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Location 2 findings
  • Camera & Photos 1 finding
  • Microphone & Audio 1 finding
  • Contacts 3 findings
  • Messages 9 findings
  • Sensitive Data 2 findings
  • Tracking 4 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 12 findings
  • Sharing 11 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 26 findings
  • Other 14 findings

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Microphone & Audio Voice messages Premium users choose to transcribe may be sent to Google

What this means

Telegram says that because it may rely on Google for voice-to-text conversion, the audio of voice and video messages that Telegram Premium users choose to convert to text may be shared with Google to obtain transcriptions.

Because Telegram may rely on Google for voice-to-text conversion, the audio of voice and video messages that Telegram Premium users choose to convert to text may be shared with Google to obtain transcriptions.

Why this matters

Turning a voice note into text can mean its audio leaves Telegram for another company.

What the policy says

Since Telegram may rely on a third party, Google LLC, subsidiary of Alphabet Inc, for voice-to-text conversion, the audio data of voice and video messages that users choose to convert to text may be shared with Google in order to obtain their transcribed versions. Only audio data may be shared for this purpose (no other data, such as the user's IP address or any information about their account is shared).

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Location A location you share in a chat is treated like your other messages

What this means

Telegram says that if you share a location in a chat, it treats that location data like other messages in cloud or secret chats respectively.

If you share a location in a chat, Telegram treats that location data like other messages in cloud or secret chats respectively.

Why this matters

A shared location gets the same handling, cloud or secret, as the chat it was sent in.

What the policy says

If you share a location in a chat, this location data is treated like other messages in cloud or secret chats respectively.

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Messages Bots get the messages you send them

What this means

Telegram says bots get your messages when you send them something.

Bots get your messages when you send them something.

Why this matters

Most bots are run by independent developers, so writing to one can mean writing to someone outside Telegram.

What the policy says

Bots will obviously get your messages when you send them something.

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12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

  • Advertising & Profiling 3
  • Controls & Permissions 2
  • Camera & Photos 1
  • Contacts 1
  • Messages 1
  • Other 1
  • Sensitive Data 1
  • Sharing 1
  • Tracking 1

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  • Location 1 more
  • Contacts 2 more
  • Messages 7 more
  • Sensitive Data 1 more
  • Tracking 3 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 9 more
  • Sharing 10 more
  • Controls & Permissions 24 more
  • Other 13 more

  • Complete report

    70 additional reviewed findings, each shown with the policy wording behind it, like the 15 above.

  • Privacy Tune-Up

    17 verified privacy controls, 10 of them high-impact — where each one is, what it changes, and what may stop working.

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