The
DEA can’t get at some internet messages sent via Apple devices even
when it has a warrant.
Encryption used in Apple's iMessage chat service has
stymied attempts by federal drug enforcement agents to eavesdrop on
suspects' conversations, an internal government document
reveals.
An internal Drug Enforcement Administration document seen by CNET
discusses a February 2013 criminal investigation and warns that
because of the use of encryption, "it is impossible
tointercept iMessages between two Apple devices" even with a
court order approved by a federal judge.
The DEA's warning, marked "law enforcement sensitive," is the most
detailed example to date of the technological obstacles -- FBI
director Robert Mueller has called it the "Going Dark"
problem -- that police face when attempting to
conduct court-authorized surveillance on non-traditional
forms of communication.
Brave new world.
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