[eikaramba]

Current stats as of 30.08.22 14:22 are (1,166,650 votes):

41% OPTION 1: No changes. Telegram may continue to share IP addresses and phone numbers of terror suspects only based on a court decision

21% OPTION 2: Upon request by German police authorities, Telegram may disclose IP addresses and phone numbers of suspects of serious crimes, even if not supported by a court decision.

34% OPTION 3: Under no circumstances may Telegram share user information, including IP addresses and phone numbers of terror suspects.

4% No opinion / I am not from Germany

[GekkePrutser]

That's too bad. I was hoping Germans would massively vote option 3. They are a privacy conscious people after all. And that option would bring it in line with Signal (with the unfortunate difference that not all chats are encrypted by default)

[zelphirkalt]

> They are a privacy conscious people after all.

No, sorry, we are not. Not by a long shot. Most people here do not have a good understanding of these issues and "just want to live their life", meaning continue to be uninformed, as long as it is convenient.

It is quite difficult to even get people to try Signal or other option, to really give it a chance, because they are so prone to the network effect. They install all kinds of shit apps on their phones, but one more privacy friendly chat app? Nahhhh ...