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Brazilian police arrests Facebook executive for refusing to release WhatsApp data
Police in Brazil have arrested the vice president of the social media company Facebook in Latin America. Diego Dzodan, an Argentine national, has repeatedly refused to comply with court orders to hand over data for use in a criminal investigation into drugs trafficking, police said. His arrest relates to the messaging service WhatsApp, owned by Facebook. Read full article
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Mar 02nd, 2016 - 12:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Whilst I have never used Fb since my account was hacked (forcing a big increase in my network security) the software should be sacrosanct and giving it to any agency in Latam is tantamount to publishing it in El Pais, etc.
In addition to arrest this son of a bitch it is necessary to expel the companies of the 5 Eyes of our land.
Mar 02nd, 2016 - 12:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0are you sure that is not you Brasileiro , in that picture.
Mar 02nd, 2016 - 02:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/ciencia-e-tecnologia/2016/2/9/Brazil-reiterates-support-Angola-Cables-initiative,8500d43a-d56a-4d3c-879e-9938c5206bcd.html
Mar 02nd, 2016 - 03:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It will become increasingly difficult for the 5 eyes see themselves something.
In principle, there is nothing wrong in obtaining the evidence of any criminal activity of a confirmed / suspected criminal and the law abiding companies / persons must not obstruct justice.
Mar 02nd, 2016 - 05:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0For a thorough investigation, the law / constitution should permit - under certain well-justified conditions - the scrutiny of anything and everything as necessary; till a “smoking gun” is found.
Think of the advantages a criminal can enjoy under the guise of the protection under ”invasion of privacy” law. Without the thorough investigation; the legal procedure simply becomes a laughing matter!
As it is already happening in Brazil; any criminal can escape scot-free due to the insufficient evidence.
5 L0B0MAU
Mar 02nd, 2016 - 06:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I cannot but agree with your comment, assuming it was made 'tongue in cheek'!
Brazil is full of crooks and whilst this one may be straight, would you put your freedom at stake that someone has not 'fiddled' with the evidence, you only have to look to the US and Apple.
The FBI demanded the reluctant 'technician' at a county facility reset an iPhone password of a proven bomber hoping to be able to introduce their own password to unlock it: but instead it blocked the thing completely and so they blamed the technician!!!
It then turned out that Apple had offered to let them have access to the back up of the phone before this cock-up but the FBI would have none of it. Now the Director of the FBI, lying through his teeth, claims his expert has told him the back-up would be incomplete for what they want. So, through their own arrogance they have NOTHING!
The FBI are taking Apple to a hearing where they have demanded that Apple hand over the software so the FBI can 'force break it' to give the access to the data.
Apple of course, in response to the real claims some years ago that their OS was totally open, introduced OS 8 which is encrypted and even Apple don't know what the customer has used as a password.
Hopefully the FBI will be told to go and fuck themselves.
The only problem is that undetected; the thugs, terrorists & co will enjoy a total freedom to proceed with their nefarious activities.
Mar 02nd, 2016 - 07:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0That's like welcoming the next September 11 - who knows, may be a nuclear / biological / chemical attack - with more modernization and sophistication than in 2'001!
Personal privacy/freedom - of the innocents - must be respected but the safety of thousands / millions just can't be disregarded.
They should have arrested that SOB Lula......and there's no need to invade the a.hole's privacy to know the crimes he's committed.
Mar 02nd, 2016 - 07:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@3 Briton
Could never be the Brasshole....the guy in the photo is white...LOL...
True...
Mar 02nd, 2016 - 07:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Looks like Dzodan has been ordered released
Mar 02nd, 2016 - 08:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35705720
Sometimes the price of freedom is to let criminals go free.
Mar 02nd, 2016 - 09:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It is never enjoyable but it is sometimes needed.
If you strip freedoms from some you risk stripping freedoms from all.
Such incidents [FB in Brazil, Apple in the USA, etc, etc] will be used by these companies as an immense propaganda in their favour and thereby, increase the use / sale of their products and services, the world over!
Mar 02nd, 2016 - 09:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 12 L0B0MAU
Mar 03rd, 2016 - 02:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And what exactly are you saying, I cannot figure the intent of your comment at all.
I wouldn't buy my wife an Apple iPad until OS 8 was launched because the previous OS was riddled with holes.
So you think, it seems to me, that users of these devices have no right to be sure their personal details AND their banking details are safe from fraud and theft?
REAL thugs have much better ways for communicating with their peers and they do not use cell phones.
If you don't believe me just look at the drop in traffic going to and from the Middle East after Bin Laden got topped.
I think you may have missed the real problem, which is not the individual, one or two or whatever number of times the government uses force breaking of passwords, it is the demonstrable stupidity and lack of veracity of the government at the highest levels that is the worrying thing.
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Mar 03rd, 2016 - 04:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What I mean is that the govt pressure on FB, Apple, etc, etc and their resistance to obey the govt. is actually a good news for the companies, to increase their sales.
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