Here's how American law lets the feds spy on WhatsApp without needing to say why:
WhatsApp surveillance orders are being signed off on without the government needing to explain why it wants them.In July of last year, the Drug Enforcement Administration in Ohio wanted to carry out surveillance on seven WhatsApp users. To do that, agents asked a judge to approve the use of surveillance tools known as “pen register and trap and trace” devices.
In the Ohio pen register application, the government wrote explicitly that it only needs to provide three facts to get approval to use a pen register, none of which provide any background on the relevant investigation.
The legalese above is the government's explanation of why it doesn't need to give any facts about its investigation when applying for a pen register to carry out surveillance on seven WhatsApp numbers.The government does sometimes provide more information on why it is going to use a pen register, but that typically happens when they are applying for more information from a telecom or internet company under different laws.
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