Canadian Cops Can Decrypt PGP BlackBerrys Too
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/canadian-cops-can-decrypt-pgp-blackberrys-too
On Monday, Motherboard reported that leading Dutch forensics
investigators say they are able to read encrypted messages sent
on PGP BlackBerry phones--custom devices which are advertised as
more suited for secure communication than off-the-shelf models.
A myriad of other law enforcement agencies would not comment on
whether they have this capability, but court documents reviewed
by Motherboard show that the Royal Mounted Canadian Police
(RMCP) can also decrypt messages from PGP BlackBerrys.
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It is much more likely that they have exploited a flaw in the
BlackBerry's implementation of PGP, rather than PGP algorithms,
per se -- but this article doesn't tell us.
--Lauren--
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