For the last 24 hours Telegram has been under a ban by internet providers in Russia. The reason is our refusal to provide encryption keys to Russian security agencies. For us, this was an easy decision. We promised our users 100% privacy and would rather cease to exist than violate this promise.

Despite the ban, we haven’t seen a significant drop in user engagement so far, since Russians tend to bypass the ban with VPNs and proxies. We also have been relying on third-party cloud services to remain partly available for the rest of our users.

Thank you for your support and loyalty, Russian users of Telegram. Thank you, Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft – for not taking part in political censorship.

Russia accounts for ~7% of the Telegram user base, and even if we lose that entire market, Telegram’s organic growth in other regions will compensate for this loss within a couple of months. However, it is personally important for me to make sure we do everything we can for our Russian users.

To support internet freedoms in Russia and elsewhere I started giving out bitcoin grants to individuals and companies who run socks5 proxies and VPN. I am happy to donate millions of dollars this year to this cause, and hope that other people will follow. I called this Digital Resistance – a decentralized movement standing for digital freedoms and progress globally.

#UPDATE
Regarding the "WhatsApp Security flaw" news,
Telegram has clarified that "Media irresponsibly reported that "the same" vulnerability was discovered in Telegram" which is not true &
"Telegram never had this issue".

Read the detailed response on & why you should not be really worried.
? http://telegra.ph/Checkpoint-Confusion-NEWS
? @IndiaTheJumla
#Security #Hacking #Whatsapp

Telegraph

Unlike in WhatsApp, nobody could take over your Telegram account by simply sending you a photo

A company called Check Point has discovered a way of taking over a WhatsApp account provided that your target simply opened a photo you sent them. No additional actions from the target were required. Some media reported that "the same" vulnerability was discovered…

? #MESSAGING ?
WhatsApp Security flaw could allow hackers to take over millions acc's 'in sec's' ? Just by making you open a photo

?➖https://goo.gl/oKYliI & https://goo.gl/U7qmwX
?➖ @IndiaTheJumla

ℹ️ #Internet #Threats #Privacy

Happy Birthday WWW.
Inventor of the Web, outlines 3 Biggest Threats, to save it.
Losing Personal Data control is one of them❗️

? http://telegra.ph/WWW-is-28-Yrs-old-Today-Inventor-of-the-Web-outlines-3-biggest-threats-to-to-save-it-03-13
? @NoGapps

Telegraph

Happy Birthday WWW. Inventor of the Web, outlines 3 Biggest Threats, to save it. Losing Personal Data control is one of them❗️

World Wide Web turned 28 today. Inventor of the Web, Tim Berners-Lee, has penned a 28th-birthday letter for his creation in which he identifies three trends he thinks are harming the web, and explains how the Web Foundation that he heads will seek to implement…

? #SMART TIP No. 35 ?
8 Basic Tricks to Take Better Photos With Your Phone

Given every random person on street with a mobile phone, considers himself/herself a photographer these days ?,
Here are 8 basic tricks to actually give some respect to a good mobile phone camera & get good shots?
1) Learn the rule of thirds
2) Find a steady support
3) Change your focus
4) Use the physical shutter button
5) Apply HDR mode automatically
6) Make the most of natural (or artificial) light
7) Take photos in a burst
8) Clean the lens

CheckOut
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? #POKEMONGO MANIACs ?
➖Driver playing Pokemon Go crashes into police car(Video caught on BodyCam)??
➖Example of a Silly VIRTUAL Game ruining REAL Lives?

Via
?➖https://goo.gl/8PncuO
?➖ @indiaTheJumla

? TODAY's TRENDING DOSE ?
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1➖ Psychological tricks behind Pokemon Go's success. Nintendo's latest video game has become an overnight sensation. What’s the appeal???
http://goo.gl/3tGoUM

2➖ Court: Google and Bing Don’t Have to Censor “Torrent” Searches https://goo.gl/2l0MgW

3➖ World's smallest hard disk using Atoms. Scientists have written data one atom at a time, creating incredibly efficient storage with density of 500 terabits/inch square which is 500 times better than the best hard drives today.?? https://goo.gl/f9scA3

4➖ These Nearby Earth-Sized Planets Are Looking More and More Habitable (First atmosphere study done ever) http://goo.gl/1jyhXz

5➖ Self-destructing bacteria are engineered to kill cancer cells. Wow ?? https://goo.gl/9qLAtx

6➖ Software flaw puts mobile phones and networks at risk of complete takeover.Code-execution vuln resides in code used in cell towers, radios, and basebands..??http://goo.gl/jCcMz6

7➖ First Half of 2016 Blows Away Temperature Records Heat drops after El Niño but remains at record global highs ? http://goo.gl/g6tlwL

8➖ Iris Scans to Replace Fingerprints ?? http://goo.gl/MHnIHb

9➖ How To Profit From Pokemon Fever ? http://goo.gl/uXo26h

10➖ How to verify Twitter account and get a Blue Badge? Twitter provides application process? http://goo.gl/gsEVlX

?➖ Via @IndiaTheJumla ➖?

??⚗SCIENCE & TECH -Weekly⚗??
Weekly WrapUp of Interesting Developments

?AI Watching TV
?Robotic Stingray
?AI Brewer
?VR Food
?Fast Charging
?RoboGlove

Checkout
?➖https://goo.gl/AlJMYZ
?➖ @IndiaTheJumla

YouTube

This Week In Science: July 9-15th

Eating real good in virtual reality, Cyborg arms that give you superhuman strength, and more Watch This Week in Science in under 2 minutes!

? #CONTRACEPTION ?
➖ LELO HEX - World's First Re-Engineered Condom with First major innovation in 70 years ??

Via
?➖https://goo.gl/fJKFYM
?➖http://goo.gl/fOKwcR
?➖ @IndiaTheJumla
#Science #Chemistry

? TODAY's TRENDING DOSE ?
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1➖ Here's why humans have an innate desire to get high. An evolutionary life hack. ? http://goo.gl/rq1eL8

2➖ U.S. court rules that FBI can hack into a computer without a warrant ? a move which is troubling privacy advocates. http://goo.gl/DvrCzC

3➖New Life Found That Lives Off Electricity. Scientists have figured out how microbes can suck energy from rocks. Such life-forms might be more widespread than anyone anticipated?. https://goo.gl/YK3279

4➖ Can we predict when we will die? Scientists can already foresee which day flies will die on? http://goo.gl/apfsB4

5➖ Hyperloop One is Planning an Ultrafast Transport System—Underwater ? WATCH details of HyperLoop http://goo.gl/IBkum7

6➖ The Self-Driving Dilemma: Should Your Car Kill You To Save Others? ​Scientists investigate a tricky moral dilemma that machines will have to grapple with when cars drive themselves.?? http://goo.gl/EPmlyI

7➖ Scientists solve the mystery of where feathers, fur and scales come from ? https://goo.gl/v9bmJh

8➖ Elon Musk's new company is developing robots to do your housework. TAKE MY MONEY.? http://goo.gl/IbTB8Z

9➖Kraken rumors rife as giant ‘sea creature’ spotted off Antarctica by Google Earth (VIDEO, POLL) ?https://goo.gl/RmBDh6

10➖ HOW to Unlock Hidden Features on Your iPhone, Using These Secret Codes http://goo.gl/qsZ3io

?➖ Via @IndiaTheJumla ➖?