Related Telegram will now hand over phone number and IP for criminal suspects (168 points, 4 months ago, 134 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41629620

> The news shows a massive spike in the number of data requests fulfilled by Telegram after French authorities arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in August

Kind of speaks for itself, isn't it ? But, some people still believe in the "secure messenger" and "encrypted messages " crap.