Rights group questions DEA exploit of encrypted cellphones

Rights group questions DEA exploit of encrypted cellphones

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In the first known case of its kind, U.S. drug agents supplied unwitting cocaine-trafficking suspects in California with smartphones they thought were encrypted but had been rigged to allow eavesdropping, Human Rights Watch reported Friday.

The advocacy group said it feared the technique could be abused to violate the privacy of non-criminals.

Rights group questions DEA exploit of encrypted cellphones

Jul 14, 2018, 12:23am UTC
https://apnews.com/9da49f7e8068442885a418f65f119878 > In the first known case of its kind, U.S. drug agents supplied unwitting cocaine-trafficking suspects in California with smartphones they thought were encrypted but had been rigged to allow eavesdropping, Human Rights Watch reported Friday. > The advocacy group said it feared the technique could be abused to violate the privacy of non-criminals.