[kitkat_new]

I wonder if this is practically relevant at all.

Given that users can access their messages without interaction with people at Telegram, automatic aggregation of the cloud data for single end points is in place.

In consequence the data can be accessed from a single jurisdiction anyways.

[al_borland]

Wouldn’t being forced to give up the password and logging in be a violation of the 5th amendment, at least in the US? I think it’s a mixed bag of rulings right now, but it seems like it would make sense for it to fall that way at the end of the day.

[kitkat_new]

even if you have a password in Telegram as a second factor, Telegram can bypass it anyways; and the user isn't even asked