Russia's communications regulator said on Tuesday it would move to block popular messaging app Telegram next month if it did not hand over its encryption keys to security services. The decree from Roskomnadzor came shortly after Russia's supreme court also ruled against Telegram. It raises the … Read More

The dispute between Russia and Telegram has become something of a saga, but today Telegram was dealt a blow. The messaging service wanted to prevent the Federal Security Service (FSB, the successor to the KGB) from accessing user data on its platform. Now, according to Bloomberg, Telegram … Read More

Encrypted messaging app Telegram has lost an appeal before Russia's Supreme Court where it sought to block the country's Federal Security Service (FSB) from gaining access to user data, as reported by Bloomberg. Last year, the FSB asked Telegram to share its encryption keys and the company … Read More

Telegram […] lost a bid before Russia's Supreme Court to block security services from getting access to users' data, giving President Vladimir Putin a victory in his effort to keep tabs on electronic communications. Supreme Court Judge Alla Nazarova on Tuesday rejected Telegram's appeal against the … Read More

The National Weather Service says crews are assessing storm damage across Alabama following a night of violent weather. The weather service office in Birmingham tweets that two teams were out Tuesday morning surveying damage in eastern Alabama including Jacksonville. Homes, businesses and … Read More

In the lawsuit, which bears some resemblance to the famous 2016 Apple-FBI encryption case, the London-registered company Telegram Messenger LLP demanded that the FSB order be recognized as unlawful and cancelled. In July 2016, the FSB demanded that Telegram sign a document to hand … Read More

MOSCOW, March 20. /TASS/. Telegram messaging service has not received any requests for providing decryption keys from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) since the summer of 2017, said lawyer Ramil Akhmetgaliyev, who represents the company in Russia's Supreme Court. "We have … Read More

Numerous school districts across the Chippewa Valley have referendums on the April 3 ballot, led by the $65 million request by the Chippewa Falls school district. About $22 million would go toward replacing Stillson Elementary School. The school board decided last month to buy 36 acres in the town of … …

MENOMONIE — The City Council Monday night unanimously denied claims against the city and the Police Department from a man seeking $250,000 each for injuries that occurred during UW-Stout's homecoming last year. Each claim was denied in separate votes. Brett Schulte was injured on Oct. 15 … Read More

Telegram, which is in the middle of an initial coin offering of as much as $2.55 billion, plans to appeal the ruling. The process may last into the summer, according to the company's lawyer, Ramil Akhmetgaliev. In case of non-compliance, the law implies a fine and potential blocking of Telegram's …