Protecting Sensitive Data: The Experience of Russia and the US

... evidence of “interference.” Judging from how events are unfolding, the threat to national security stems from the fact that Facebook allowed foreign entities to gain access to sensitive information about users in the United States and finance the distribution ... ... the United States, a similar story was unfolding in Russia in connection with the Russian social network and messenger service Telegram. A distinguishing feature of Telegram is that is uses a unique algorithm that is practically impervious to decryption ...