"Encryption can not provide protection only for some people," - he said. When asked leading, whether Durov can, if desired, to obtain access to private messages, he said: "We can not."
Leading Leslie Stahl asked him a question, what is more important: to provide privacy or the fight against terrorism?
"Personally, I stand on the side of privacy. You have to understand one thing: you can not make an exception for law enforcement without endangering personal communications of hundreds of millions of people ", - said Durov. He concluded that the compound may be either secured to all or unprotected.
Durov said that a precedent opening the user data for the government will lead to mass surveillance of the population by means of smartphones. This position coincides with the opinion of Apple, which is suing the US intelligence agencies that require assistance in breaking iPhone terrorist.
In early March, Apple's lawyer, Bruce Sewell called messenger Telegram one of the most dangerous applications, since "they are terrorists and it is almost impossible to crack." This Sewell said in a speech to Congress on the high-profile trial between the FBI and Apple.
In an interview with the founder of "VKontakte" he expressed confidence that it is not expected in Russia. According to Durov, he left the country because of pressure by the authorities after the protests of 2011, when he publicly refused to provide personal details of the opposition. "I certainly feel that in this country [Russia] is not waiting for me", - concluded Pavel Durov.
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