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Even if the session key for voice calls were shared, what use is it if the audio is sent peer to peer and never hits Facebook's servers?
by menzoic 8y ago
Even if the session key for voice calls were shared, what use is it if the audio is sent peer to peer and never hits Facebook's servers?
- perch56 8y agoQuoting from the article: “The government would then use that key to decrypt voice data separately captured by the subject’s ISP (likely a mobile provider in this case).”
- forapurpose 8y agoThey also could just capture the data from the subjects' routers, assuming they can be hacked (which for most people is probably the case).
- filleokus 8y ago> Force Facebook to retain the session key to the suspect’s conversation and turn it over to the government. The government would then use that key to decrypt voice data separately captured by the subject’s ISP (likely a mobile provider in this case).
- bufferoverflow 8y agoThey can wiretap the data lines, it's not a problem for the gov. The problem is decrypting that data.