FBI Wants To Access Facebook Through Back Door
If a certain federal agency has its way, three letters may be infiltrating Facebook in the near future, and they’re not “LOL.”
If a certain federal agency has its way, three letters may be infiltrating Facebook in the near future, and they’re not “LOL.”
Time Ideas reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is urging Congress to pass a law requiring social networks including Facebook to add “back doors” to their platform, which the FBI can then use to eavesdrop on conversations.
According to Time Ideas, the FBI’s request is part of its “Going Dark” initiative, as the bureau has said its ability to monitor suspected criminals is going dark due to the growth of online communications.
The FBI claims that the law it is seeking would have helped it with two stalled investigations: a child-prostitution ring the bureau was trailing, and a criminal organization that smuggled cocaine from South America and trafficked guns to Africa, adding that the latter used communications platforms that it could not intercept.
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