Wired: Encryption Has Foiled Wiretaps for First Time Ever, Feds Say

Wired: Encryption Has Foiled Wiretaps for First Time Ever, Feds Say By David Kravets:

For the first time, encryption is thwarting government surveillance efforts through court-approved wiretaps, U.S. officials said today. The disclosure, buried in a report by the U.S. agency that oversees federal courts, also showed that authorities armed with wiretap orders are encountering more encryption than before.