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title: ""...in a previously unreported FBI document obtained by Rolling…"
date: 2021-11-30
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# "...in a previously unreported FBI document obtained by Rolling…

*November 30, 2021 · Facebook*

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[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/whatsapp-imessage-facebook-apple-fbi-privacy-1261816/](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/whatsapp-imessage-facebook-apple-fbi-privacy-1261816/){target="_blank"}
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\"\...in a previously unreported FBI document obtained by Rolling Stone, the bureau claims that it's particularly easy to harvest data from Facebook's WhatsApp and Apple's iMessage services, as long as the FBI has a warrant or subpoena. Judging by this document, "the most popular encrypted messaging apps iMessage and WhatsApp are also the most permissive," according to Mallory Knodel, the chief technology officer at the Center for Democracy and Technology.\"\
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[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/whatsapp-imessage-facebook-apple-fbi-privacy-1261816/](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/whatsapp-imessage-facebook-apple-fbi-privacy-1261816/){target="_blank"}
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