Although it is not yet known whether Telegram will be blocked in Spain, the app picks up the debate from another source: the Premium for Free program. Telegram Premium for users who donate their SMS To Telegram.

When a user signs up for Telegram, the service sends them a message. An SMS containing the registration code, has to pay the appropriate operators for each message. Telegram’s idea is interesting: users send (and pay) these in exchange for receiving Telegram Premium. This is optional and a bad idea.

SMS for Telegram Premium

Telegram is trying to give Telegram Premium subscription to the following people: Lend your mobile phone to send 150 SMS per month. These SMS are SMS that contain the verification code to other users when they register. You will enjoy the benefits of Telegram Premium every month you lend your mobile phone to send Telegram registration SMS.

Apparently the program is available to a very limited number of users in countries like Indonesia or India, as long as they use Telegram for Android. Telegram officially calls it P2PL or Peer-to-Peer Login Program, and while it may be tempting for those who want to have Telegram Premium without paying a monthly fee, This is a bad idea for everyone involved.

Those who sign up for the P2PL program agree to lend their mobile phones to other users to send up to 150 SMS per month, and also agree to pay if a free message plan is not available. Not only that, the terms of the contract also indicate that: Users must bear all expenses You can benefit from the operator, additional fees and the “international SMS fee” that will come from time to time.

Separate privacy consequences. The SMS is sent with your phone number, so those who sign up for Telegram will receive login codes from your phone number. For example, they can respond to the message and write to you.

Telegram also states that as a P2PL member, you agree “not to disclose or share any personal information of recipients.” [de los SMS de registro]”which to some extent implies that Those who send registration SMS can know to whom it was sent.

As a result, a system like this emerges: new users and users who have signed up for the program are contacted. With the promise of a monthly subscription of 4.49 euros, they run the risk of being charged for bulk SMS sending. Doesn’t seem like a good plan, although it’s at least optional.

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