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Although it has previously claimed otherwise, Apple stores Messages metadata and can be compelled by court orders to hand over such data logs.
It turns out that’s not entirely true: The Intercept has secured a document from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Electronic Surveillance Support Team, that details how Messages stores metadata about every phone number you try to contact through the app, and how police can get their hands on that data by filing a request.
Here’s how it works: When you enter a number into Messages on your iPhone, the app pings Apple servers to figure out whether it should send your message over SMS or over the company’s encrypted service (if the recipient also uses Messages).
Apple records those queries, in addition to the date and time when you entered that number, as well as your IP address – which could used to determine your approximate location. The company is compelled to hand over these logs when served with court orders in connection with investigations.
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http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/?tag=Privacy
http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/
It turns out that’s not entirely true: The Intercept has secured a document from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Electronic Surveillance Support Team, that details how Messages stores metadata about every phone number you try to contact through the app, and how police can get their hands on that data by filing a request.
Here’s how it works: When you enter a number into Messages on your iPhone, the app pings Apple servers to figure out whether it should send your message over SMS or over the company’s encrypted service (if the recipient also uses Messages).
Apple records those queries, in addition to the date and time when you entered that number, as well as your IP address – which could used to determine your approximate location. The company is compelled to hand over these logs when served with court orders in connection with investigations.
Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:
http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/?tag=Privacy
http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/