German federal police use Trojan virus to evade phone encryption
▻http://www.dw.com/en/german-federal-police-use-trojan-virus-to-evade-phone-encryption/a-42328466
A report in German media has said that the BKA accesses data before it is encrypted and inaccessible. While police argue the tool is essential for investigations, critics have warned of a state invasion of privacy. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) is using a Trojan virus as a tool to access data of suspected individuals on their smartphones before the information becomes encrypted by apps such as Telegram and WhatsApp, according to a report by German newspaper Süddeutsche (...)