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August 17, 2018 11:50 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/4VHrgsXa67s/us-government-seeks-facebook-help-to-wiretap-messenger-report-says
US Government Seeks Facebook Help To Wiretap Messenger, Report Says
The U.S. government is trying to force Facebook to break the encryption in its popular Messenger app so law enforcement may listen to a suspect's voice conversations in a criminal probe, Reuters reported Friday, citing three people briefed on the case said, resurrecting the issue of whether companies can be compelled to alter their products to enable surveillance. From the report: The previously unreported case in a federal court in California is proceeding under seal, so no filings are publicly available, but the three people told Reuters that Facebook is contesting the U.S. Department of Justice's demand. The judge in the Messenger case heard arguments on Tuesday on a government motion to hold Facebook in contempt of court for refusing to carry out the surveillance request, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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