WaPo: Why Apple can be forced to turn logs of your iMessage contacts over to police by Andrea Peterson:<\/p>\n
When a user sends someone a message through Apple\u2019s iMessage feature, Apple encrypts that message between Apple devices so that only the sender and recipient can read its contents. But a Wednesday report from news site the Intercept is a good reminder that not all data related to iMessage has that same level of protection \u2014 and that information can still be turned over to law enforcement.<\/p>\n
That may be surprising to everyday users who view Apple as a privacy champion after it’s legal battle with the Justice Department this year over a court order that would force the company to break its own security measures. But to experts, it’s just a fact of how communication systems work. For instance, as security expert and noted iPhone hacker Will Strafach notes, Apple needs to know things such as with whom you’re chatting via iMessage so that it can deliver your messages.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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