Telegram to share user data with governments, including IP addresses and phone numbers, under legal requests.

Telegram updates their Terms of Service to announce they’ll now comply with police requests and give up your phone number, IP address, and other information when asked. This is following Pavel Durov’s recent arrest and release. – Bloomberg

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