Battle with Apple is still strong, and now WhatsApp is also honored.
The New York Times recently reported that the Ministry of Justice of the United States will now after WhatsApp - a messaging application that allows users to send encrypted messages. In this case, a federal judge approved wiretaps to access messages, but investigators are unable to read the messages because of encryption end to end up in WhatsApp (only the end user can see the sent messages encrypted on the application). WhatsApp is owned by Facebook
Currently, the Department of Justice is to determine how to proceed in this case :. "As recently as last week, officials said, the Ministry of Justice discussed how to proceed in a continuing criminal investigation in which a federal judge approved wiretaps, but investigators were thwarted by encryption . WhatsApp "
Although all the details are not yet available, it really looks like being another important business with the ability to set a precedent for access to encrypted information:" Some researchers consider the question WhatsApp. as even more important than the locked phones because it is the heart of the future of wiretapping "
This news is disturbing, though not surprising. When news of the government's attempt to access encrypted messages on an iPhone broke, we expressed strong concern that such access would not for one phone or one case. Now the government has not only disappeared after over phones, but are looking for access across new platforms. We will be watching closely to see what the government then made in this case of WhatsApp. Meanwhile, you can read more details in VET
Sources :. The Next Web , Ars Technica, New York Times
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