Facebook has received a request from the U.S. Department of Justice asking the tech company to bypass the encryption in its Messenger app for a law enforcement investigation, Reuters reports. A San Francisco federal court judge heard arguments in the case as the DOJ seeks the voice conversations of a suspect with alleged ties to the MS-13 gang. Facebook is reportedly contesting the agency’s demand, according to three individuals briefed on the case. Meanwhile, Facebook is saying users suing over the Cambridge Analytica revelations have “no viable claim.”
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