A New York Times report posits that WhatsApp may be the next technology company to find itself in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice and its war on crypto. Government officials are reportedly torn on how to proceed with a wiretap that a federal judge recently granted them against the company in connection to a criminal investigation. Even with the judge s OK, the DOJ are having an exceedingly difficult time trying to intercept messages. Experts see a correlation between the two fights when it comes to encryption and the future of wiretapping.
Source: https://threatpost.com/doj-reportedly-eyeing-whatsapp-next-in-battle-on-crypto/116775/