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[–] 0Empty0 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That's interesting. So what would the appropriate response for Meta be when they are officially served a warrant?

[–] FlyingSquid 26 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It shouldn't be possible for Meta to hand over the data. There should be a wall of privacy between Meta and its users private messages. The company I work for doesn't even have access to customer accounts without the customer's permission.

[–] 0Empty0 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I appreciate you actually answering the question instead of just being a fucking douche

[–] FlyingSquid 3 points 1 year ago

Hey, this isn't Reddit. I don't want it to be. It was a fine question.

[–] DocMcStuffin 3 points 1 year ago

Technically, unless that data is encrypted with only the end user having access to the key or is being held/mediated by a third party, they do have access. It's only company policy that's preventing access, and a court can shred that policy with a court order on a case by case basis. Same goes for the third party. The end user has to be the only one with the key.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Have I got news for you:

https://about.fb.com/news/2023/01/expanding-features-for-end-to-end-encryption-on-messenger/

It's late, they should've implemented it back when they took WhatsApp, but it's something. Meta definitely does not want to work with local law enforcement, bad for business.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

About that data I'm not sure, but I'd immediately stop collecting it.

[–] Schmedes 3 points 1 year ago

They would need to remove a lot of features for that to work.