German police read Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp messages without breaking encryption
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German police read WhatsApp messages without cracking encryption
45 days of Signal history may be exposed by German police messaging surveillance using linked devices, Netzpolitik says. Read what the documents reveal
Netzpoltik details that police are able to gain access in this way either through physical access to someone’s phone or by intercepting verification codes via a state-sanctioned phishing attack or intercepting SMS messages via telephone surveillance
As long as it’s targeted, on a public court order, without doing dragnet fishing expedition bullshit, I’m actually OK with this.
At least more OK than with the “2337 marketing partners” of the average website.