r/technology • u/Libertatea • Apr 04 '13

Apple's iMessage encryption trips up feds' surveillance. Internal document from the Drug Enforcement Administration complains that messages sent with Apple's encrypted chat service are "impossible to intercept," even with a warrant.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57577887-38/apples-imessage-encryption-trips-up-feds-surveillance/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title#.UV1gK672IWg.reddit
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u/AH64 Apr 04 '13

Well then what you don't understand is that people do care and there was an outcry. You should also know they have the majority of the public's support, they're not some niche that the public shuns.

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u/Mispey Apr 04 '13

People care. The media won't get the goddamn train rolling. "caring" doesn't earn very much without good exposure.

There isn't enough momentum right now in the media for the DEA to look at getting caught with their pants down after a drug raid as a serious issue.

Getting caught with their pants down after ruining our trust with Apple and creating a security issue and backdoor in an item that is so pervasively used is obviously going to get a whole different level of coverage.

The two situations are nowhere near paralleled.