Telegram processes all your personal data based on its own business interests — not your consent — unless your privacy rights clearly outweigh those interests.
Because Telegram processes your data under legitimate interests rather than consent, you have a right to object to processing under GDPR Art. 21 but cannot simply withdraw consent to stop data collection, and Telegram can continue processing if it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds.
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Compare across platforms →Relying on legitimate interests rather than consent as the legal basis means Telegram does not need to ask your permission to process most of your data, and you cannot withdraw consent to stop it — you can only object.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision directly engages GDPR Art. 6(1)(f) (legitimate interests), Art. 21 (right to object), and Recital 47 (guidance on legitimate interests balancing test). The UK GDPR Art. 6(1)(f) and ICO guidance on legitimate interests apply for UK users. The EDPB's Opinion 06/2014 on legitimate interests provides the authoritative interpretation of the balancing test requirement. Enforcement authority is the competent EEA national DPA and the UK ICO.
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