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May 2, 2016 05:43 pm GMT

Brazil orders cell phone carriers to block WhatsApp for 72 hours

Logo of WhatsApp, the popular messaging service bought by Facebook for USD $19 billion, seen on a smartphone February 20, 2014 in New York.   Facebook's deal for the red-hot mobile messaging service WhatsApp is a savvy strategic move for the world's biggest social network, even if the price tag is staggeringly high, analysts say. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA        (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)WhatsApp, Facebook’s messaging service that recently rolled out end-to-end encryption to its users, will be blockedin Brazil for 72 hours, starting this afternoon.A Brazilian judge ordered telecom providers in the country to block WhatsApp today in a dispute over access to encrypted data. JudgeMarcel Montalvao has ordered WhatsApp to turn over chat records related to a drug… Read More

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