Facebook and WhatsApp might be the next Apple in encryption fight

Friction between tech companies and law enforcement over data access and encryption is heating up around the world.

Apple and the FBI are in a widely watched standoff, and a similar situation is unfolding in Brazil with WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook.

At issue: Authorities in Brazil think information transmitted through WhatsApp could help in a criminal investigation into drug trafficking.

In Apple's case, law enforcement wants to get into a suspect's iPhone but can't because it's encrypted. In WhatsApp's case, law enforcement wants to get into messages but can't get past the app's encryption.

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