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Is this unexpected? Of course, they follow warrants, why wouldn’t they?

• amelius 4y ago
  Because they didn't support E2EE and homomorphic encryption.
  • PradeetPatel 4y ago
    They never claimed that they support E2EE... The users signed the EULA and know what their rights are.
    • psychphysic 4y ago
      That did actually surprise me, I thought Facebook took on WhatsApp/insta messaging which is encrypted?
  • supriyo-biswas 4y ago
    The Techcrunch article[1] (linked in TFA) mentions FB Messenger was used, which does not have E2EE. [1] https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/27/digital-data-roe-wade-reproductive-privacy https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/27/digital-data-roe-wade-repr...
    • jeroenhd 4y ago
      Tragically enough, Facebook Messenger does actually support E2EE. However, it needs to be enabled per contact/chat. Facebook's bad UX may just have become a driving force behind the conviction. Facebook is improving E2EE according to their blog: https://about.fb.com/news/2023/01/expanding-features-for-end-to-end-encryption-on-messenger/ https://about.fb.com/news/2023/01/expanding-features-for-end...
• lapcat 4y ago
  "An investigation by ProPublica found online pharmacies that sell abortion medication such as mifepristone and misoprostol are sharing sensitive data, including users' web addresses, relative location, and search data, with Google and other third-party sites — which allows the data to be recoverable through law enforcement requests." "we also know that social media isn't likely to stand up to illegitimate law enforcement requests, because of the fact that they fear their own liability, or because of the fact that it's just too costly to stand up."