Re: The FBI's new tactic: Catching suspects with push alerts
Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 01:23:42 +0100 (CET)
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On 10 Mar 2024, Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> posted some news:[email protected]: > Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> wrote: > >>https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/29/push-notification- >>surveillance-fbi/ >> >>The alleged pedophile ⤽LuvEmYoung� had worked to stay anonymous in >>the chatrooms where he bragged about sexually abusing children. A >>criminal affidavit said he covered his tracks by using TeleGuard, an >>encrypted Swiss messaging app, to share a video of himself last month >>with a sleeping 4-year-old boy. > > The hard way to learn, that encryption doesn't implicate anonymity. True, but I have no problem with a kiddy diddler getting nailed. The perp in this case could have easily avoided being caught. Just because your phone is "smart" doesn't mean you are. Sanction for hire, that's a necessity and public service at times.