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The US government has Facebook Messenger in its sights, with the Department of Justice (DoJ) pressuring the platform to remove its end-to-end encryption in hopes of greater access to user data. Facebook has contested the request, resulting in government attempting to hold the platform in contempt of court. According to …

The US government is attempting to fight back against the new encryption technologies used on smartphones. An official at the US Department of Justice stated that tragedy would ensue if the authorities did not have unwarranted access to devices such as a suspect's phone. The Wall Street Journal reports that …