Telegram is still leaking user IP addresses to contacts | TechCrunch
techcrunch.comA security researcher has created a tool that allows someone to find out the IP address of a Telegram contact just by calling them.
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Ohh no, Someone on the Internet that I’m communicating with has access to a piece of information that is necessary for communicating with me.
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But I could include an image in this message and get your IP address easily. It’s just worthless
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Should have used the word direct, but their point stands.
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We’re not directly communicating. A phone call over IP is direct.
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