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WhatsApp and Signal messages at risk of surveillance following EncroChat ruling, court hears | Computer Weekly (www.computerweekly.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Sunny to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Police could lawfully use bulk surveillance techniques to access messages from encrypted communications platforms such as WhatsApp and Signal, following a ruling by the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), a court has heard.

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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

You'd have to be a real idiot to keep using the same phone after the police arrested you and forced you to unlock it, especially for doing crimes.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

This. Even I would be too paranoid to keep using a phone (or other device for that matter) that the police confiscated before.

[–] aodhsishaj@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

You're in custody, your friends don't know you're locked up. Who's the idiot?

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de -2 points 3 months ago

Well, people doing crimes aren't known for their intelligence.