Good reminder that France is one of the rare countries in the world to have a declaration obligation when **importing** cryptography.
While one doesn’t need approval, it is critical to file an accurate declaration of the encryption system to the Cybersecurity agency ANSSI.
According to prosecutors, Telegram failed to accurately complete its declaration.
https://cyber.gouv.fr/faq-demande-dautorisation
https://hachyderm.io/@evacide/113029696954871293