The Government's Next Target in the Encryption War is 'WhatsApp' as Facebook Races to Strengthen it

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By Jack PurcherMar 13, 2016, 9:55 am4.4k ptsInterestingTop
For more than a half-century, the Justice Department has relied on wiretaps as a fundamental crime-fighting tool. To some in law enforcement, if companies like WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram can design unbreakable encryption, then the future of wiretapping is in doubt.

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