Agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency aren't happy with Apple. They're complaining about not being able to decipher text messages sent through the company's iMessage app because of encryption, according to a published report. A DEA document noted that it's impossible to intercept messages from the app even if the agency could obtain a court order to do so. Messages from the app can't be intercepted regardless of who the carrier is, according to the document, although they can sometimes be intercepted when messages are exchanged between an Apple and non-Apple device.
Monday, April 8, 2013
DEA Can't Get Around iMessage Encryption Roadblocks
Agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency aren't happy with Apple. They're complaining about not being able to decipher text messages sent through the company's iMessage app because of encryption, according to a published report. A DEA document noted that it's impossible to intercept messages from the app even if the agency could obtain a court order to do so. Messages from the app can't be intercepted regardless of who the carrier is, according to the document, although they can sometimes be intercepted when messages are exchanged between an Apple and non-Apple device.
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